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There's no such conquering weapon as the necessity of conquering.
There's no such conquering weapon as the necessity of conquering.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
The resolved minde hath no cares.
The resolved minde hath no cares.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
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!
He that keeps nor crust nor crumb,
Weary of all shall want some.
He that keeps nor crust nor crumb,
Weary of all shall want some.
Better a bad excuse, than none at all.
Better a bad excuse, than none at all.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
