Show scotchmans SCOTCH MANS VERSION A patriotic scotchman was present at a meeting of a certain society at which an eminent shakespearean scholar dwelt on the virtues of the bard at the close of the meeting the scot approached the lecturer and the following dialogue ensued ye think a fine lot 0 shakespeare doctor 1 I do sir an ye think he was mair clever than rabbie burns why there is no comparison maybe no but ye us tonight it was Shak spero spere who wrote uneasy lies the head that wears a croon now rabbie would neer hae written sic nonsense as that nonsense sir aye just nonsense robbie would icae hae kent that a king or a queen either dinna gang to bed wi the croon on his head he wad hang it oer th back 0 a chair |