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The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]
The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.
The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
The market is the best garden.
The market is the best garden.
What stronger breast-plate than a heart untainted.
What stronger breast-plate than a heart untainted.
