Maxioms by Robert Burns
A prince can mak a belted knight,
A marquis, duke, and a' that;
But an honest man's read more
A prince can mak a belted knight,
A marquis, duke, and a' that;
But an honest man's aboon his might:
Guid faith, he maunna fa' that.
Morality, thou deadly bane,Thy tens o' thousands thou has slain!
Morality, thou deadly bane,Thy tens o' thousands thou has slain!
That hour o' night's black arch the keystane.
That hour o' night's black arch the keystane.
When chill November's surly blast make fields and forest bare.
When chill November's surly blast make fields and forest bare.
What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.
What's done we partly may compute,
But know not what's resisted.
