Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.

Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.

Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.

Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.

A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.

A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.

The point is plain as a pike staff.

The point is plain as a pike staff.

Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.

Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.

Had you the world on your Chesse-bord, you could not fill all to
your mind.

Had you the world on your Chesse-bord, you could not fill all to
your mind.

Inspiring bold John Barleycorn,
What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
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Inspiring bold John Barleycorn,
What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
Wi' usquebae, we'll face the devil!

With devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.

With devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.

An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.

An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.