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The wealthy farmer with a rosy hue, / Weekly attends the hardy scot to view; / The pretty homebred soon his eye detain, / Views and admires, then chat in lively strain; / Of natures produce till his business call / Him from such pleasing sights to pace the hall; / Soon as he sees his merchant at his stand, / He shows the produce of his fertile land; / I'll give you such a price the merchant say, / A higher bidder you'll not find this day.
But ere the farmer quits the hill he view, / All other stock to find out something new; / A thought then strikes him as the season's fine, / I'll buy a few score sheep before I dine; / Into the pens he hies, the bargain struck, / The jobber takes his cash, wish him good luck.