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When the mischief is done the door is shut.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
Whatever is made by the hand of man, by the hand of man may be
overturned.
Whatever is made by the hand of man, by the hand of man may be
overturned.
Where it concerns himself,
Who's angry at a slander, makes it true.
Where it concerns himself,
Who's angry at a slander, makes it true.
Not seldom clad in radiant vest
Deceitfully goes forth the dawn,
Not seldom evening in the west
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Not seldom clad in radiant vest
Deceitfully goes forth the dawn,
Not seldom evening in the west
Sinks smilingly forsworn.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
