Nae Man Can Tether Time Or Tide.

The Rank Is But The Guinea's Stamp, The Man's The Gowd For A' That.

When Nature Her Great Masterpiece Designed,and Framed Her Last, Best Work, The Human Mind,her Eye Intent On All The Wondrous Plan,she Formed Of Various Stuff The Various Man.

Great For Good, Or Great For Evil.

But Little Mouse, You Are Not Alone, In Proving Foresight May Be Vain: The Best Laid Schemes Of Mice And Men Go Often Askew, And Leave Us Nothing But Grief And Pain, For Promised Joy! Still You Are Blest, Compared With Me!

Now A' Is Done That Men Can Do, And A' Is Done In Vain.