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...Out-owre the heighest house's tap He sent the torrent scrievin' ; The curious crowd aye nearer crap To sec sic feats achievin'. But scarcely had they thickened weel, And got in trim for sinilin', When roun' the pipe gaed like an eel, And made a pretty skailin' 'Mong them that day. VIII....

...luck to escape with a dry skin. Ramsay — a native poet — describes this scene with much truth — "Out-owre the heighest house's tap, He sent the torrent...To see sic feats achievin' : But scarcely had they thicken'd weel, And got in trim for smilin', When round the pipe gaed like an eel, And made a pretty...

...with a dry skin. The late John Eamsay — a native poet — describes the scene with much truth : " Out-owre the heighest house's tap, He sent the torrent...scrievin'; The curious crowd aye nearer crap, To see stc feats achierln' : But scarcely had they thicken'd weel, And got in trim for smilin', When round...