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Fhairshon had a son,
Who married Noah’s daughter,
And nearly spoiled ta Flood
By trinking up ta water:
Which he would have done,
I at least pelieve it,
Had the mixture peen
Only half Glenlivet.
William Edmondstoune Aytoun
William Edmondstoune Aytoun (1813-1865) was a Scottish poet, lawyer, and professor of rhetoric and belles-lettres at the University of Edinburgh. He was best known for his humorous and satirical poems, including "Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers" and "Firmilian: A Spasmodic Tragedy." Aytoun was also a political activist and was involved in the Scottish national movement.