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The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
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.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
Let each man have according to his deserts.
Let each man have according to his deserts.
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
A man perfect to the finger tips.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have read more
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have died away,
And clouds, beneath the glancing ray,
Melt off, and leave the land and sea
Sleeping in bright tranquillity.
