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To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by read more
To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure.]
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
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!
Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.
Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.
The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
