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Dull not device by coldness and delay.
Dull not device by coldness and delay.
Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
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.
Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.
Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
Let to-morrow take care of to-morrow,
Leave things of the future to fate;
What's the use to read more
Let to-morrow take care of to-morrow,
Leave things of the future to fate;
What's the use to anticipate sorrow?
Life's troubles come never too late.
