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As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
Not even the gods can withstand necessity.
Not even the gods can withstand necessity.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Hee that dines and leaves, layes the cloth twice.
Hee that dines and leaves, layes the cloth twice.
I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.
I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.
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!
There is more talke then trouble.
There is more talke then trouble.
Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.
Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
