...wham ne'er a town furpafies, For honeft men and bonny lafles.) O Tam ! hadft thou but been fae wife, As ta'en thy ain wife Kate's advice ! She tauld thee weel thou was a fkellum, A blethering, bluftering, drunken blellurn ; That frae November till Odlober, Ae market-day...

...wham ne'er a town furpafies, For honeft men and bonny lafies.) O Tam ! hadft thou but been fae wife, As ta'en thy ain wife Kate's advice ! She tauld thee weel thou was a fkcllum, A blethering, bluftering, drunken blellum ; That frae November till October, Ae market-day...

...ta'en thy ain wife Kate's advice ! She tauld thee weel thou was a Ikellum, A blethering, bluftering, drunken blellum ; That frae November till October, Ae market-day thou was nae fober ; That ilka melder, wi' the miller, Thou fat as lang as thou had filler ; That ev'ry naig was...

...wham ne'er a town furpafles, For honeft men and bonny lafles.) O Tam ! hadft thou but been fae wife, As ta'en thy ain wife Kate's advice ! She tauld thee weel thou was a fkellum, A blethering, bluftering, drunken blellum ; That frae November till Odlober, Ae market-day...

...! had'st thou but been sae 7 wise, As ta'en thy ain8 wife Kate's advice ! She tauld 9 thee weel 10 thou was a skellum," A blethering," blustering, drunken...November till October, Ae market-day thou was nae 13 sober ; That ilka l4 melder, wi' 15 the miller, Thou sat as lang as thou had siller ; 16 That every...

...ain 8 wife Kate's advice ! She tauld 9 thee weel I0 thou was a fkellum,'' A blethering,'* bluftering, drunken blellum ; That frae November till October, Ae market-day thou was nae ! 3 fober ; That ilka '4 melder, wi' IS the miller, Thou fat as lang as thou had filler ; '6 That every...

...Ayr ae night did canter, (Auld Ayr wham ne'er a town surpasses, For honest men and bonny lasses). O Tam ! hadst thou but been sae wise, As taen thy ain wife Kate's advice ! She tauld thee weel thon was a skellum, A blethering, blustering, drunken blellum i That frae November till October, Ae...

...Ayr ae night did canter, (Auld Ayr wham ne'er a town surpasses, For honest men and bonny lasses.) O Tam ! hadst thou but been sae wise, As ta'en thy ain wife Kate's advice ! She tauld thee weel thou wast a skellum, A blethering, blustering, drunken blellum ; That frae November till October, Ae market-day...

...anticipate, prepare us for all the events, natural and supernatural, which are recorded in the poem. " O Tam ! hadst thou but been sae wise As ta'en thy ain wife Kate's advice ! She tauld thee weel thou wast a skellum, A blethering, blustering, drunken blellum ; That, frae November till October, Ae market...

...prepare us for all the events, natural and supernatural, which are recorded in the poem. " O Tarn ! hadst thou but been sae wise As ta'en thy ain wife Kate's advice ! She tauld thee weel thou wast a skellum, A blethering, blustering, drunken blellum ; That, frae November till October, Ae market...