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Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
Unto the pure all things are pure.
Unto the pure all things are pure.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
How the devil is it that fresh features
Have such a charm for us poor human creatures?
How the devil is it that fresh features
Have such a charm for us poor human creatures?
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
Put your toong in your purse.
Put your toong in your purse.
