Part 25 (2/2)

That is, surfeits are dangerous; but the proverb which follows shows, as usual, that there is no rule without an exception

Double drinks are gude for drouth

Do weel, an' doubt nae man; do ill, an' doubt a' men

Do weel and dread nae shaht and come what can; think o' ease, but work on

The first clause of this is common to many countries; but as the second only occurs in Henderson's collection, we suspect it is an addition of his own

Do what ye ought, and let come ill

Do your turn weel, and nane will speir what ti, that work should rather be done well than quickly

Draff he sought, but drink was his errand

That is, while pretending to ask for one thing, his great object was to get another

Draff is gude enough for swine

Dree out the inch when ye have tholed the span

Since you have suffered patiently, or sub time, bear on quietly when there is a prospect of early relief

Driest ill eithest lowe

Drink and drouth coither

Drink little, that ye h't

”You should sift Jamie's tender passion--that's the novelle-name for calf-love; and if it's within the coh't, or it e did to your ain, worthy man!”--_The Entail_

Drunk at e'en and dry in the

Drunk folk seldom tak harm

The French say, ”God helps three kinds of people: fools, children, and drunkards;” and another of our own states that ”God's aye kind to fu' folk and bairns”

Dry bargains bode ill

A bargain in tione by was not ”lucky,” unless ratified by a drink

Dummie canna lee