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The abuse of cabmen in a block.
The abuse of cabmen in a block.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
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!
Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]
Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]
Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.
Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.
You may safely leave that matter to take care of itself.
You may safely leave that matter to take care of itself.