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 52 THE CHERRIE CII. Quoth Courage scurge him first that sea Much musing memoric but mars, I tell you mine intent. Quoth Wit, wha will not partlie panse In perils perishes perchance, Owre rackles may repent. Then, quoth Experience and spak, Sir, I have seen them baith, In braidieness and lye aback, Escape and cum to skaith : But what now of that now, Sturt follows all extremes; Retain then the mein then, The surest way it seems. CIII. Whare some has furder'd, some has fail'd Whare part has perish'd, part prevail'd Alike all cannot luck; Then owther venture with the are, Or with the other let alane, The Cherrie for to plnek. Quoth Hope, for feir folk maun not fi Quoth Danger let not licht; Quoth Wit, be neither rude nor rash ; Quoth Reason ye have richt: The rest then, thocht best then, When Reason said it sae, That roundlie and soundlie They suld together gac.