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Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
None is offended but by himselfe.
None is offended but by himselfe.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
It wad read more
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!
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked read more
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
