Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.

Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.

'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale,
'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale.

'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale,
'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale.

As the honey of Hybla, my old lad of the castle--and is not a
buff jerkin in a most read more

As the honey of Hybla, my old lad of the castle--and is not a
buff jerkin in a most sweet robe of durance?

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.

The itch of scribbling.

The itch of scribbling.

Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.

Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.

Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.

Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.

One flower makes no garland.

One flower makes no garland.

I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.

I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.