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Inspiring bold John Barleycorn,
What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
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Inspiring bold John Barleycorn,
What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
Wi' usquebae, we'll face the devil!
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.
I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.
And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
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And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far across the hills they went,
In that new world that is the old.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
