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The whitewash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor,
The varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door;
The chest read more
The whitewash'd wall, the nicely sanded floor,
The varnish'd clock that click'd behind the door;
The chest contriv'd a double debt to pay,
A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day.
What's the good of a home if you are never in it?
What's the good of a home if you are never in it?
Home is home, though it be never so homely.
Home is home, though it be never so homely.
For a man's house is his castle.
For a man's house is his castle.
When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that read more
When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.
A house is a machine for living in.
A house is a machine for living in.
No outward doors of a man's house can in general be broken open
to execute any civil process; though read more
No outward doors of a man's house can in general be broken open
to execute any civil process; though in criminal cases the public
safety supersedes the private.
Never weather-beaten sail more willing bent to shore.
Never weather-beaten sail more willing bent to shore.
