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Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
He was a man
Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
To serve the devil read more
He was a man
Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
To serve the devil in.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.
When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
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!
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.
Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.
