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May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]
No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]
It is a sheep of Beery, it is marked on the nose (applyed to
those that have a blow).
It is a sheep of Beery, it is marked on the nose (applyed to
those that have a blow).
After supper walk a mile.
After supper walk a mile.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
God made the country, and man made the town.
God made the country, and man made the town.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
