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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.
Like a dog he hunts in dreams.
Like a dog he hunts in dreams.
Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.
Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
One stroke fells not an oke.
One stroke fells not an oke.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.
We but teach
Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return
To plague the inventor.
A crown
Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns,
Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless read more
A crown
Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns,
Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless nights
To him who wears the regal diadem.
