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Address to a Haggis

Robert Burns

 
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Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face,
Great Chieftain o’ the Puddin-race!
Aboon them a’ ye tak your place,
Painch, tripe, or thairm:
Weel are ye wordy of a grace
As lang ‘s my arm.

The groaning trencher there ye fill,
Your hurdies like a distant hill,
Your pin wad help to mend a mill
In time o’ need,
While thro’ your pores the dews distil
Like amber bead.

His knife see Rustic-labour dight,
An’ cut ye up wi’ ready slight,
Trenching your gushing entrails bright,
Like onie ditch;
And then, O what a glorious sight,
Warm-reekin, rich!

Then, horn for horn, they stretch an’ strive:
Deil tak the hindmost, on they drive,
Till a’ their weel-swall’d kytes belyve
Are bent like drums;
Then auld Guidman, maist like to rive,
Bethankit hums.

Is there that owre his French ragout,
Or olio that wad staw a sow,
Or fricassee wad mak her spew
Wi’ perfect sconner,
Looks down wi’ sneering, scornfu’ view
On sic a dinner?

Poor devil! see him owre his trash,
As feckless as a wither’d rash,
His spindle shank a guid whip-lash,
His nieve a nit;
Thro’ bluidy flood or field to dash,
O how unfit!

But mark the Rustic, haggis-fed,
The trembling earth resounds his tread,
Clap in his walie nieve a blade,
He’ll make it whissle;
An’ legs, an’ arms, an’ heads will sned,
Like taps o’ thrissle.

Ye Pow’rs wha mak mankind your care,
And dish them out their bill o’ fare,
Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware
That jaups in luggies;
But, if ye wish her gratefu’ prayer,
Gie her a Haggis!


Robert Burns

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20 hours ago, LostinTexas said:

No pics, but biscuits and gravy. I like breakfast sausage in the gravy, but pure comfort food is plain old biscuits and gravy.

Anyone who tell you it isn't a meal, stop talking to them. No one needs that negativity in life.

Iffin there ain't no breakfast sausage in the gravy, it just ain't right!!!  That's just plain foolishness, right there.

I'll take laminated biscuits, too.  Not drop biscuits.

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20 hours ago, LostinTexas said:

No pics, but biscuits and gravy. I like breakfast sausage in the gravy, but pure comfort food is plain old biscuits and gravy.

Anyone who tell you it isn't a meal, stop talking to them. No one needs that negativity in life.

A pleasant discovery I made was at Sam's store.  One gallon can of Sausage and White gravy............ Wonderful with Pillsbury Butterflake rolls.

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My comfort food and last meal before execution are the same.  Two pulled pork sandwiches, seasoned curly fries from Jack In The Box, and a mug full of Natty Ice. 

Yup, I live and die in style!  :D

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