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The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.
The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
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!
An undertaking beset with danger.
An undertaking beset with danger.
It is difficult to fly without wings.
It is difficult to fly without wings.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
