Sir Henry Vane

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    They warsled up, they warsled down,
    Till Sir John fell to the ground,
    And there was a knife in Sir Willie’s pouch,
    Gied him a deadlie wound.
    Unknown. The Twa Brothers (l. 5–8)

    A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.
    —O. Henry [William Sydney Porter] (1862–1910)