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hen let us cheerfu' acquiesce;Nor make one scanty pleasures less,By pining at our state;And, even should misfortunes come,I, here wha sit, hae met wi' some,An's thankfu' for them yet.They gie the wit of age to youth;They let us ken oursel';They make us see the naked truth,The real guid and ill.Tho' losses, and crosses,Be lessons right severe,There's wit there, ye'll get there,Ye'll find nae other where.
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