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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!
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
He that is warme, thinkes all so.
He that is warme, thinkes all so.
Then wander forth the sons
Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.
Then wander forth the sons
Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.
The day is short, the work is much.
The day is short, the work is much.
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.
Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.
When you will, they wont, when you wont, they will.
When you will, they wont, when you wont, they will.
