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 AND THE SLAE. 47 XCIT. When ye have done some duchtie deeds, Syne ye should see how all succeids, To write them as they were ; Friend, huly, haste not half sae fast Least quoth Experience, at last, Ye buy my doctrine deir ; Hope puts that baste into your heid, Which burns your barmy brain ; Howbeit fulis hast cums huly speid, Fair hechts will mak fulis fain. Sic smyling begyling Bids feir not any freits ; Yet I now deny now, That all is gold that gleits. XCIII. Suppose not silver all that shines, Aftymes a tentless merchand tines, For buying geir begess; For all the vantage and the winning, Gude buyers get at the beginning, Quoth Courage nocht the less. Whyles as gude merchants tines as wins, Gif auld men's tales be trew, Suppose the pack cuin to the pins, Wha can his chance eschew. Then gude sir, conclude, sir, Gude buyers have done baith, Advance then, take chance then, As sundrie gude ships hath.