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One scabbed sheep will mar the whole flock . Puff not against the wind . God
tempers the storm to the shorn lamb . Grass never grows when the wind blows .
Lose not a hog for a halfpennyworth of tar . GENERAL PROVERBS IN RHYME .
One scabbed sheep will mar the whole flock . Puff not against the wind . God
tempers the storm to the shorn lamb . Grass never grows when the wind blows .
Lose not a hog for a halfpennyworth of tar . GENERAL PROVERBS IN RHYME .
Page 12
When Roseberry Topping wears a cap , Let Cleveland then beware of a rap . f
When the wind ' s in the West , The weather ' s always best . When whins are out
of bloom , Kissipg ' s out of fashion . Easterly winds and rain , Bring cockles here
...
When Roseberry Topping wears a cap , Let Cleveland then beware of a rap . f
When the wind ' s in the West , The weather ' s always best . When whins are out
of bloom , Kissipg ' s out of fashion . Easterly winds and rain , Bring cockles here
...
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Wind East or West , Is a sign of a blast ; Wind North or South , Is a sign of drought
. t A leap year , Is never a good sheep year . When the wind is in the North , The
skilful fisher goes not forth . To talk of the weather , it ' s nothing but folly , For ...
Wind East or West , Is a sign of a blast ; Wind North or South , Is a sign of drought
. t A leap year , Is never a good sheep year . When the wind is in the North , The
skilful fisher goes not forth . To talk of the weather , it ' s nothing but folly , For ...
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| Title | Early English Poetry, Ballads and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages: Ed. from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications ... Volume 20 of Early English Poetry, Ballads and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages: Ed. from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications, Percy society |
| Author | Percy society |
| Publisher | Percy society, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Feb 2008 |
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