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Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your read more
Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your depth.]
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
