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God made bees, and bees made honey,
God made man, and man made money,
Pride made the read more
God made bees, and bees made honey,
God made man, and man made money,
Pride made the devil, and the devil made sin;
So God made a cole-pit to put the devil in.
- transcribed by James Henry Dixon,
To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by read more
To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure.]
Providence is always on the side of the last reserve
Providence is always on the side of the last reserve
God tempers the cold to the shorn sheep.
[Fr., Dieu mesure le froid a la brebis tondue.]
God tempers the cold to the shorn sheep.
[Fr., Dieu mesure le froid a la brebis tondue.]
God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires.
God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires.
Fear not, but trust in Providence,
Wherever thou may'st be.
Fear not, but trust in Providence,
Wherever thou may'st be.
Providence has given us hope and sleep as a compensation for the many cares of life
Providence has given us hope and sleep as a compensation for the many cares of life
God sends cold according to Cloathes.
[God sends cold according to clothes.]
God sends cold according to Cloathes.
[God sends cold according to clothes.]