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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.
He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.
He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.
A fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind.
A fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind.
It is success that colours all in life,
Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.
It is success that colours all in life,
Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
