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Take heed of a young wench, a prophetesse, and a Lattin bred
woman.
Take heed of a young wench, a prophetesse, and a Lattin bred
woman.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Better suffer ill, then doe ill.
Better suffer ill, then doe ill.
Waight and measure take away strife.
Waight and measure take away strife.
O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
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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!
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
