Then gently scan your brother man,
Still gentler sister woman;
Though they may gang a' kennin' wrang
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Then gently scan your brother man,
Still gentler sister woman;
Though they may gang a' kennin' wrang
To step aside is human.

Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.

Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.

Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!

Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!

He that will take the bird, must not skare it.

He that will take the bird, must not skare it.

A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body.
[A piece of a Churchyard fits every body.]

A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body.
[A piece of a Churchyard fits every body.]

With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.

With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.

Princes are venison in Heaven.

Princes are venison in Heaven.

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.