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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!
What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it read more
What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it is hollowed by the wave.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.
A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
