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Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
Nothing is so secure as that money will not defeat it.
Nothing is so secure as that money will not defeat it.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She read more
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She hates the smell of roses!
He can do most who has most power.
He can do most who has most power.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
A stone in a well is not lost.
A stone in a well is not lost.