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ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF PEG NICHOLSON by ROBERT BURNS

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First Line: PEG NICHOLSON WAS A GUDE BAY MARE
Last Line: AS PRIEST-RID CATTLE ARE, - &C. &C.
Subject(s): ANIMALS; DEATH - ANIMALS; HORSES;
Peg Nicholson was a gude bay mare,
As ever trod on airn;
But now she's floating down the Nith,
And past the mouth o' Cairn.

Peg Nicholson was a gude bay mare,
An' rode thro' thick and thin;
But now she's floating down the Nith,
And wanting even the skin.

Peg Nicholson was a gude bay mare,
And ance she bore a priest;
But now she's floating down the Nith,
For Solway fish a feast.

Peg Nicholson was a gude bay mare,
An' the priest he rode her sair;
And much oppress'd and bruis'd she was,
As priest-rid cattle are, - &c. &c.



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