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 16 Of twa ills chufe the leest On painting and fighting look adreigh Open confeision is good for the faul 570 Out of debt out of danger Opprefsion will make a wife man mad Out of fight out of langour P PAY him in his ain coin Pith’s good in a play 575 Play’s good while it is play Penny wife and pound fool Poor fouks’ friends foon misken Pofsefsion is eleven points of the law Pride and grace dwell never in ae place 580 Provision in feason makes a bein houfe Put the faddle on the right horfe Put on your fpurs and be at your fpeed Q QUality without quantity is little thought of Quey caffs are dear veil 585 Quick, for you’ll never be-cleanly Quick at meat, quick at wark Quick returns make rich merchants R RAther fpill your joke than tine your friend Raw dawds make fat lads 590 Raw leather raxes Rich fouk have routh o’ friends Ride fair and jap nane Right mix'ure makes good mortar Right wrargs nae man 595 Rome was not bigged in ae day Roofe the fair day at e’en Robin that herds on the height, can be as blythe as Sir Kobert the knight Rob Peter to pay Paul Rot him away with butter and eggs 600, Royet lads may make fober men Rue and time grew baith at ae garden Rule youth well, for eild will rule itfell