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As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
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!
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or
something better of the same sort, must form read more
Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or
something better of the same sort, must form a good part of every
Englishman's education.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
