And whereas there are some old Scottish words not in use now, bear with that, because if ye alter those words, the proverb will have no grace; and so, recommending these proverbs to thy good use, I bid thee farewell." I now subjoin a few of Fergusson's Proverbs, verbatim, which are of a more obsolete character, and have appended explanations, of the correctness of which, however, I am not quite confident:-- _A year a nurish[86], seven year a da[87]_.

Refers, I presume, to fulfilling the maternal office.
_Anes payit never cravit_.

Debts once paid give no more trouble.
_All wald[88] have all, all wald forgie[89]_.

Those who exact much should be ready to concede.
_A gangang[90] fit[91] is aye[92] gettin (gin[93] it were but a thorn),_ or, as it sometimes runs, _gin it were but a broken tae, i.e.toe_.

A man of industry will certainly get a living; though the proverb is often applied to those who went abroad and got a mischief when they might safely have stayed at home--( Kelly).
_All crakes[94], all bears[95]_.