An excerpt from an old poem for you, to be read with your finest Scottish accents:
To A Mouse
on turning up her nest with a plow, November 1785
by Robert Burns
(Or also, To a Certain Bunny, by Melissa)
Wee sleekit, tim'rous, cow'ring beastie,
O, what a panic's in thy breastie!
Thou need na start awa sae hasty,
Wi' bickering brattle!
I wad be laith to rin an' chase thee,
Wi' murdering pattle!
I'm truly sorry man's dominion
Has broken Nature's social union,
An' justifies that ill opinion
Which makes thee startle
At me, thy poor, earth-born companion,
An' fellow mortal!
I doubt na, sometimes, but thou may thieve;
What then? poor beastie, thou maun live!
A [bit of grain] in a thrave
'S a sma' request;
I'll get a blessing wi' the lave
And never miss it!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
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sleekit (slēk′it)
adjective
sleek, or smooth and shiny
sly, crafty, or sneaky
Etymology: Scot var. of pp. of sleek
Because I HAD to look it up! Revel in my "geeky-ness."
I revel with you! : )
Melissa
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