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The girl is the smallest portion of herself. [The girl is all
crinoline and chignon.]
The girl is the smallest portion of herself. [The girl is all
crinoline and chignon.]
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
One father is more then a hundred Schoolemasters.
[One father is more than a hundred Schoolmasters.]
One father is more then a hundred Schoolemasters.
[One father is more than a hundred Schoolmasters.]
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.