The Salt-cellars: Being a Collection of Proverbs, Together with Homely Notes ThereonA. C. Armstrong and Son, 1889 - 334 страници |
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... grows blind to the loveliness of nature , and is as unable to lift his soul to the Divine and Eternal as were the primæval apes ? " A blind man is no judge of colours . When persons profess to criticize things which they know nothing ...
... grows blind to the loveliness of nature , and is as unable to lift his soul to the Divine and Eternal as were the primæval apes ? " A blind man is no judge of colours . When persons profess to criticize things which they know nothing ...
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... grow to something if we give them time . A careless watchman invites thieves . A carnal heart cannot like truth , because it is not like to truth . A cat may look at a king . Surely there's no harm in looking ; but no one should stare ...
... grow to something if we give them time . A careless watchman invites thieves . A carnal heart cannot like truth , because it is not like to truth . A cat may look at a king . Surely there's no harm in looking ; but no one should stare ...
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... grow , but he will never be an elephant . It is not in some men , advance as they may , to grow out of their natural folly , and arrive at any measure of sagacity . A drinking dame : A sight of shame ! Yet , how sadly common is such a ...
... grow , but he will never be an elephant . It is not in some men , advance as they may , to grow out of their natural folly , and arrive at any measure of sagacity . A drinking dame : A sight of shame ! Yet , how sadly common is such a ...
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... grows up a goose of a man . He is fondled and spoiled , coddled and made a fool of . A dull morning follows a drunken night . The poor creature has headache and gencral lowness of spirits , and he tries to " get his spirits up by ...
... grows up a goose of a man . He is fondled and spoiled , coddled and made a fool of . A dull morning follows a drunken night . The poor creature has headache and gencral lowness of spirits , and he tries to " get his spirits up by ...
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... grow rich in a little shop . A sheep should not tire of carrying its own wool . He is a lazy man who complains of the weight of his clothes , the toils of his trade , or the natural care of his own family . A shilling is well spent to ...
... grow rich in a little shop . A sheep should not tire of carrying its own wool . He is a lazy man who complains of the weight of his clothes , the toils of his trade , or the natural care of his own family . A shilling is well spent to ...
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Страница 116 - Earth to earth, and dust to dust! Here the evil and the just, Here the youthful and the old, Here the fearful and the bold, Here the matron and the maid, In one silent bed are laid; Here the vassal and the king Side by side lie withering; Here the sword and sceptre rust: "Earth to earth, and dust to dust!