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Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
The way is an ill neighbour.
The way is an ill neighbour.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.
Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.
Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
A snow yeare, a rich yeare.
A snow yeare, a rich yeare.
