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If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
Idleness induces caprice.
Idleness induces caprice.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
It's an ill aire where wee gaine nothing.
It's an ill aire where wee gaine nothing.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
