Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.

Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.

Inspiring bold John Barleycorn,
What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
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Inspiring bold John Barleycorn,
What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
Wi' usquebae, we'll face the devil!

A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.

A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.

Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.

Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.

No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.

No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.

Consider an enemy may become a friend.

Consider an enemy may become a friend.

I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
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I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.

He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.

He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.

And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.

And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.