Quote #68

Nae man can tether time or tide.

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  1. But pleasures are like poppies spread- You seize the flow'r, its bloom is shed; Or like the snow falls in the river- A moment white-then me…
  2. That hour, o' night's black arch the keystane.
  3. Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious, O'er a' the ills o' life victorious.
  4. Inspiring bold John Barleycorn! What dangers thou canst make us scorn! Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil; Wi' usquabae, we'll face the devil!
  5. His ancient, trusty, drouthy crony: Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither- They had been fou for weeks thegither.
  6. As Tammie glow'red, amazed, and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious.
  7. Ah, gentle dames! it gars me greet To think how monie counsels sweet, How monie lengthened, sage advices, The husband frae the wife despise…
  8. Her cutty sark, o' Paisley harn, That while a lassie she had worn, In longitude tho' sorely scanty, It was her best, and she was vauntie.

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