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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.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in read more
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.
It is not every man that can afford to go to Corinth.
It is not every man that can afford to go to Corinth.
If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.
If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.
Of two evils I have chose the least.
Of two evils I have chose the least.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Forget injuries; never forget kindness.
Forget injuries; never forget kindness.
