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What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
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!
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
The words ending in Ique do mocke the Physician (as Hectique,
Paralitique, Apoplectique, Lethargique).
The words ending in Ique do mocke the Physician (as Hectique,
Paralitique, Apoplectique, Lethargique).
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.
Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.
