Proverbial Folk-loreFolcroft Library Editions, 1976 - 173 pagine |
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Pagina 99
... Worth makes the man , and want of worth the fellar , The rest is nought but broad cloth and prunella . In certain instances ' proputty ' ought to have its weight ; the mistake is in supposing that it weighs so much- For example , it is ...
... Worth makes the man , and want of worth the fellar , The rest is nought but broad cloth and prunella . In certain instances ' proputty ' ought to have its weight ; the mistake is in supposing that it weighs so much- For example , it is ...
Pagina 116
... worth a great deal of pity It is very trying when the remittance has dwindled down to ' unremitting kindness . ' There's small choice among rotten apples . When bad's the best nought must be the choice . Of two evils choose the least ...
... worth a great deal of pity It is very trying when the remittance has dwindled down to ' unremitting kindness . ' There's small choice among rotten apples . When bad's the best nought must be the choice . Of two evils choose the least ...
Pagina 138
... worth doing , is worth doing well . The night cometh when no man can work . John ix , 4 . Politeness shall be the last of those admitted to the Refuge . Handsome is that handsome docs . ' Manners makyth man , ' Quoth William of Wykeham ...
... worth doing , is worth doing well . The night cometh when no man can work . John ix , 4 . Politeness shall be the last of those admitted to the Refuge . Handsome is that handsome docs . ' Manners makyth man , ' Quoth William of Wykeham ...
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