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It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
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!
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
The way is an ill neighbour.
The way is an ill neighbour.
Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.
Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.
Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.
Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.
Nothing is more audacious than these women when detected; they
assume anger, and take courage from the very crime read more
Nothing is more audacious than these women when detected; they
assume anger, and take courage from the very crime itself.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
