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answer better Beware birds bless bread Camarina cant Charity church Church of Rome creed dangerous dear doctor doth doubt English epigram evil fair famous fool French say Friday friendship give gold half hand happy hath heart Heaven Hobson's choice honour horse Hudibras Ibycus instance Italians John Bunyan keep kind King King Mob lady lawyers live Lord Lord Lytton Malaprop man's marriage marry Matthew Henry maxim merry heart neighbour never once paraphrased perhaps poet polygamy poor Pope proputty Prov proverbs quoted rain remarked rich Scripture sentiment shalt side sins sometimes speak spoken Swithun talk Talmud tell Tenterden thee There's thing thou Three Theological Virtues tongue true truth Twill virtue warn weather wife wind wisdom wise woman women words worth wrong young
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Pagina 55 - A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horseshoe nail.
Pagina 164 - The wicked flee when no man pursueth : but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Pagina 100 - Unto the pure all things are pure : but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure ; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
Pagina 22 - ST. Swithin's day if thou dost rain, For forty days it will remain : St. Swithin's day if thou be fair, For forty days 'twill rain na mair.
Pagina 88 - The man that hails you Tom or Jack, And proves by thumps upon your back How he esteems your merit, Is such a friend, that one had need Be very much his friend indeed, To pardon or to bear it.
Pagina 5 - I do not like you, Dr. Fell, The reason why, I cannot tell ; But this I know, and know full well, I do not like you, Dr. FelL
Pagina 164 - He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Pagina 91 - But if fortune once do frown, Then farewell his great renown : They that fawn'd on him before, Use his company no more. He that is thy friend indeed. He will help thee in thy need ; If thou sorrow, he will weep ; If thou wake, he cannot sleep : Thus of every grief in heart He with thee doth bear a part. These are certain signs to know Faithful friend from flattering foe.
Pagina 47 - Good old plan, That he should take who has the power, And he should keep who can,'
Pagina 76 - A wise physician skilled our wounds to heal, Is more than armies to the public weal.