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There are many waies to fame.
There are many waies to fame.
A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.
A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.
Drought never brought dearth.
Drought never brought dearth.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Musick helps not the tooth-ach.
Musick helps not the tooth-ach.
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her read more
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. She pined in thought;
And, with a green and yellow melancholy,
She sat like Patience on a monument,
Smiling at grief.
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!
It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
