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"Aye gang (always go) wi' them that's better than yerself."
—Old Scotch Saying.
If this was done generally, there would be a levelling up, instead of a levelling down.
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Pleasant company shortens the miles.
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COMPENSATION.
Mothers of many, with envious eyes,
Gaze as I drive through the evening cool,
Swift as I pass them, we mingle our sighs,
For my arms are empty—and theirs over-full.
"See her," they say, "with her laces and pearls!
All for the rich! 'Tis the world's common rule.
We have but rags for our boys and our girls;
Empty our pockets—her coffers are full."
