versified reply to an invitation
sir,
yours this moment i unseal,
and faith i'm gay and hearty!
to tell the truth and shame the deil,
i am as fou as bartie:
but foorsday, sir, my promise leal,
expect me o' your partie,
if on a beastie i can speel,
or hurl in a cartie.
yours,
robert burns.
mauchlin, monday night, 10 o'clock.