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A gentlemans grayhound, and a salt-box; seeke them at the fire.
A gentlemans grayhound, and a salt-box; seeke them at the fire.
God provides for him that trusteth.
God provides for him that trusteth.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
To live peaceably with all breedes good blood.
To live peaceably with all breedes good blood.
Nature drawes more then ten teemes.
Nature drawes more then ten teemes.
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 tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
He told me once
The saddest thing that can befall the soul,
Is when it loses faith read more
He told me once
The saddest thing that can befall the soul,
Is when it loses faith in God and woman,
For he had lost them both. Lost I those gems,
Though the world's throne stood open in my path,
I would go wandering back into my childhood,
Searching for them with tears.
