Maxioms by Robert Burns
That hour o' night's black arch the keystane.
That hour o' night's black arch the keystane.
The landlady and Tam grew gracious
Wi' favours secret, sweet and precious.
The landlady and Tam grew gracious
Wi' favours secret, sweet and precious.
Chords that vibrate sweetest pleasure
Thrill the deepest notes of wo.
Chords that vibrate sweetest pleasure
Thrill the deepest notes of wo.
Hear how he clears the points o' Faith
Wi' rattling an' thumpin'!
Now meekly calm, now wild read more
Hear how he clears the points o' Faith
Wi' rattling an' thumpin'!
Now meekly calm, now wild in wrath,
He's stampin', and he's jumpin'!
To make a happy fireside clime
To weans and wife,
That's the true pathos and sublime
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To make a happy fireside clime
To weans and wife,
That's the true pathos and sublime
Of human life.
