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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!
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
They have learnt life's lessons.
They have learnt life's lessons.
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
A faire wife and a frontire Castle breede quarrels.
A faire wife and a frontire Castle breede quarrels.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Better suffer ill, then doe ill.
Better suffer ill, then doe ill.
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
