In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.

In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.

Then gently scan your brother man,
Still gentler sister woman;
Though they may gang a' kennin' wrang
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Then gently scan your brother man,
Still gentler sister woman;
Though they may gang a' kennin' wrang
To step aside is human.

Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.

Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.

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.

An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.

An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.

The absent partie is still faultie.

The absent partie is still faultie.

You may envy every one, but no one envies you.

You may envy every one, but no one envies you.

What the law will compel you to do, do of your own free will.

What the law will compel you to do, do of your own free will.

A fair face may make a foul bargain.

A fair face may make a foul bargain.