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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.
Live according to your income.
Live according to your income.
Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
We must love, as looking one day to hate.
We must love, as looking one day to hate.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
Short boughs, long vintage.
Short boughs, long vintage.
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.