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Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
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!
His eyes
Were with his heart. and that was far away.
His eyes
Were with his heart. and that was far away.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
Hee that is a master must serve (another).
Hee that is a master must serve (another).
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
