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Her very silence, and her patience,
Speak to the people, and they pity her.
Her very silence, and her patience,
Speak to the people, and they pity her.
To be too busie gets contempt.
To be too busie gets contempt.
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
An injury may prove a blessing.
An injury may prove a blessing.
Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.
Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.
Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
