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O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
It wad read more
O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us.
And foolish notion;
What airs in dress and gait wad lea'e us,
And ev'n devotion!
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
He that staies does the businesse.
He that staies does the businesse.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.
At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
