Maxioms by John Bunyan
If that a pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
If that a pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.