It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to read more

It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to be grieved when grief can do no good.

Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!

Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!

It is good to be taught even by an enemy.

It is good to be taught even by an enemy.

The act is judged of by the event.

The act is judged of by the event.

Water trotted is as good as oates.

Water trotted is as good as oates.

I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.

I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.

Every picture tells a story.

Every picture tells a story.

Here I stand the perpetrator of the crime--turn then your sword
on me.

Here I stand the perpetrator of the crime--turn then your sword
on me.

True praise rootes and spreedes.

True praise rootes and spreedes.