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There is fey blood in your bed There grows nae grafs at the cross There is life in a muffel as lang as she cheeps 730 There is little for the rake after the fhool There is little to few when taylors are true They are aye good that are far away They are not a’faints that get holy water They complain early that complain of their kail 735 They loo me for little that hate me for nought They menfe little the mouth that bite aff the nofe They that give you, hinder you to buy They that burns you for a witch lofe a’ their coals They that drink langest live langest 740 They that ly down for love fhou’d rife for hunger They were fcant of bairns that brought you up They wift as well that didna fpeir They that bourd with cats maun coant upon fcarts Thye are eith hindered that are not futdenfome 745 Thifties area fallad for affes Thole well is goad for burning Till ither, tinklers, ill may ye ’gree Time tint is ne’er to be found Three can keep a fecret if twa be away 750 Time and thinking tame the ftrongest grief Time and tide will tarry for nae mau Tine heart and a’s gane Tine thimble tine thrift Touch a gawd horse on the back and he’ll fling 755 True blue will never ftain Truth and honesty keep the crown of the caufey Try your friend ere you need him Two hungry meals make the third a glutton Two fools in ae houfe are a couple o’er mony 760 Twa words maun gang to that bargain Twa wits are better than nane

W WANT of wit is waur than want of wealth Wealth in the widow’s house, kail but saut Weans maun creep ere they gang 765 Welcome is the best difh in the kitchen Well, quoth Willie, when his wife dang him Well is that well does