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Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.
Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.
Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.
Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.
Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.
Give me the ocular proof.
Give me the ocular proof.
What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.
What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
Idleness induces caprice.
Idleness induces caprice.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.