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Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.
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!
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
Success brings many to ruin.
Success brings many to ruin.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.
He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.
He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
