by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)

In Mauchline there dwells six proper...
Language: Scottish (Scots) 
In Mauchline there dwells six proper young Belles,
  The pride of the place and its neighbourhood a',
Their carriage and dress a stranger would guess,
  In Lon'on or Paris they'd gotten it a':
Miss Miller is fine, Miss Murkland 's divine,
  Miss Smith she has wit and Miss Betty is braw;
There 's beauty and fortune to get wi' Miss Morton,
  But ARMOUR 's the jewel for me o' them a'.

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