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The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
A trade is better then service.
A trade is better then service.
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds read more
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy.
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!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Men's language is as their lives.
Men's language is as their lives.
The doctors gave her over--to an ass.
The doctors gave her over--to an ass.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
