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He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
With taper-light
To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish.
With taper-light
To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
Such a Saint, such an offering.
Such a Saint, such an offering.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
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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!
