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'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
None saies his Garner is full.
None saies his Garner is full.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is
courteous.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is
courteous.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
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!
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
