O doul on the day that gae me an old man.

O doul on the day that gae me an old man.

Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?

Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?

Everyone has his besetting sin.

Everyone has his besetting sin.

Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.

Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.

Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.

For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.

For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.

Some falls the means are happier to rise.

Some falls the means are happier to rise.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.