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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!
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
Better times perhaps await us who are now wretched.
Better times perhaps await us who are now wretched.
The tree that God plants, no winde hurts it.
The tree that God plants, no winde hurts it.
Although the last, not least.
Although the last, not least.
He that hath the grace of God, hath wealth enough.
He that hath the grace of God, hath wealth enough.
Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]
Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]
