Proverbial Folk-loreFolcroft Library Editions, 1976 - 173 pagine |
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Pagina 33
... shilling's worth of sound , practical , common sense sayings with which I am acquainted . He is quoting , he tells us , from Secker's " Wedding Ring . " · Hast thou a soft heart , It is of God's breaking ! Hast thou a sweet wife She is ...
... shilling's worth of sound , practical , common sense sayings with which I am acquainted . He is quoting , he tells us , from Secker's " Wedding Ring . " · Hast thou a soft heart , It is of God's breaking ! Hast thou a sweet wife She is ...
Pagina 102
... shilling saved is a shilling gained . Waste not want not . But there are some They ' Penny wise and Pound foolish . ' ' Spare at the spiggot , ' and let ' run out at the bung hole . ' Or , as an indignant old family servant observed to ...
... shilling saved is a shilling gained . Waste not want not . But there are some They ' Penny wise and Pound foolish . ' ' Spare at the spiggot , ' and let ' run out at the bung hole . ' Or , as an indignant old family servant observed to ...
Pagina 130
... shilling . - Biscayan . Steal a pin , in chains be bound , Steal a kingdom , and be crowned . - Biscayan . ( translated by Sir John Bowring . ) After Honesty , Content claims our notice . Few desires , happy life . Chi sta bene , non ci ...
... shilling . - Biscayan . Steal a pin , in chains be bound , Steal a kingdom , and be crowned . - Biscayan . ( translated by Sir John Bowring . ) After Honesty , Content claims our notice . Few desires , happy life . Chi sta bene , non ci ...
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