Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.
164 . SongA Bottle and Friend
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What wad ye wish for mair, man?
Wha kens, before his life may end,
What his share may be o’ care, man?
And use them as ye ought, man: Believe me, happiness is shy, And comes not aye when sought, man.