The Poetical Works of Robert Burns/A Bottle and Friend

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31179The Poetical Works of Robert Burns — A Bottle and FriendRobert Burns (1759-1796)

A BOTTLE AND FRIEND.

Here's a bottle and an honest friend!
What wad ye wish for mair, man?
Wha kens, before his life may end,
What his share may be o' care, man?
Then catch the moments as they fly,
And use them as ye ought, man:—
Believe me, happiness is shy,
And comes not ay when sought, man.