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O how full of briars is this working-day world.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
There is no reliance to be placed on appearance.
There is no reliance to be placed on appearance.
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.
Nae man can tether time nor tide.
Nae man can tether time nor tide.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.
And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.
