Proverbial Folk-loreFolcroft Library Editions, 1976 - 173 pagine |
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Pagina 22
... hope and there may be none . - Sussex . The Scotch say , A haw year A snaw year . - Scotch A dry summer ne'er made a dear peck . September blow soft Till the fruit's in the loft . To which may be added , A cherry year A merry year , A ...
... hope and there may be none . - Sussex . The Scotch say , A haw year A snaw year . - Scotch A dry summer ne'er made a dear peck . September blow soft Till the fruit's in the loft . To which may be added , A cherry year A merry year , A ...
Pagina 24
... or there will be drought , If on the 8th of June it rain To expect a wet harvest you may be fain . If the 24th of August be fair and be clear Then hope for a prosperous autumn that year . Sow wheat in mud , " Twill stand a flood 24.
... or there will be drought , If on the 8th of June it rain To expect a wet harvest you may be fain . If the 24th of August be fair and be clear Then hope for a prosperous autumn that year . Sow wheat in mud , " Twill stand a flood 24.
Pagina 125
... Hope expires ! It is true , ' Every cloud has a silver lining , ' but then it has a great deal in it besides . What remedy's best for a bootless bale ? She answered , Endless weeping ! For the mother knew that her only son In the ...
... Hope expires ! It is true , ' Every cloud has a silver lining , ' but then it has a great deal in it besides . What remedy's best for a bootless bale ? She answered , Endless weeping ! For the mother knew that her only son In the ...
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