Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

160 . Epigram at RoslinInn

MY blessings on ye, honest wife!

I ne’er was here before;

Ye’ve wealth o’ gear for spoon and knife—

Heart could not wish for more.

Heav’n keep you clear o’ sturt and strife,

Till far ayont fourscore,

And while I toddle on thro’ life,

I’ll ne’er gae by your door!