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If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.
Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?
Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?
Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.
Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
Content is more than a kingdom.
Content is more than a kingdom.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.