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Power seldome grows old at Court.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
Inspiring bold John Barleycorn,
What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
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Inspiring bold John Barleycorn,
What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
Wi' usquebae, we'll face the devil!
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
He comes not in my books.
He comes not in my books.
It is sheer folly when all is gone to lose even one's passage
money.
It is sheer folly when all is gone to lose even one's passage
money.
Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.
Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
To be too busie gets contempt.
To be too busie gets contempt.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
