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What is life, when wanting love? Night without a morning; Love’s the cloudless summer sun, Nature gay adorning.

Robert Burns

To make a happy fireside clime To weans and wife, That’s the true pathos and sublime Of human life.
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Happiness Human Life True Wife
Man’s inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn!
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Human Mourning Silver
Go fetch to me a pint o’ wine, An’ fill it in a silver tassie.
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Silver Wine
Dare to be honest and fear no labor. … Opera is where a man gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings.
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Dare Death Fear Himself Honesty Man Music Sing
If there’s another world, he lives in bliss; if there is none, he made the best of this.
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Best Himself Live World
Look abroad through Nature’s range, Nature’s mighty law is change.
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Change Law Nature
Painters and poets have liberty to lie.
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Liberty Lying Paint Poet
Dare to be honest and fear no labor.
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Brave Dare Fear Honesty
Farewell, my friends! farewell, my foes! My peace with these, my love with those. The bursting tears my heart declare; Farewell, the bonnie banks of Ayr.
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Desire Enemy Friendship Heart Love Myself Peace Tears
I have a hundred times wished that one could resign life as an officer resigns a commission.
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Commission Life Oneself Time
Hope springs exulting on triumphant wing.
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Hope Success Wings
Inspiring bold JohnBarleycorn! What dangers thou canst make us scorn! Wi’ usquebae, we’ll face the devil!
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Danger Devil Face Inspirational
But facts are chiels that winna ding, An’ downa be disputed.
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Fact Fight Life
The honest man, though e’er sae poor, Is king o’ men, for a’ that!
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Honesty King Man Poor
Oh my luve’s like a red, red rose, That’s newly sprung in June; Oh my luve’s like the melodie That’s sweetly played in tune.
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Play Red Rose
Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious, O’er a’ the ills o’ life victorious.
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Blessing Glory King Life Victory

What is life, when wanting love? Night without a morning; Love’s the cloudless summer sun, Nature gay adorning.

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