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A drunkards purse is a bottle.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!
So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]
A little with quiet is the onely dyet.
A little with quiet is the onely dyet.
Live for today for tomorrow never comes.
Live for today for tomorrow never comes.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, read more
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub.
