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Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
I'll put a spoke among your wheels.
I'll put a spoke among your wheels.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
