| Education - 1877 - 972 pages
...you may remember an ancient poet, whose works we have all studied and copied at school long ago — ' A man of words and not of deeds Is like a garden full of weeds.' It is pity that good works, among some sorts of people, are so little valued, and good words admired... | |
| William Mackergo Taylor - 1877 - 416 pages
...principally in actions ; for that only is true compassion which exerts itself for the relief of others ; and, "A man of words, and not of deeds, Is like a garden full of weeds." It is added that Dorcas was " full of alms-deeds which she did ;" and, from the description which is... | |
| William Swinton - English language - 1877 - 212 pages
...in the green meadow. 5. The sheep furnishes us with an important article used in making clothing. 6. A man of words and not of deeds Is like a garden full of weeds. 7. An honest man is the noblest work of God. 8. The child likes to play. 9. The woman washes clothes... | |
| Henry Barnard - Education - 1877 - 982 pages
...may remember an ancient poet, whose works -we have all studied and copied at school long ago — 1 self as one of the ( ̭ " 1877 F It is pity that good works, among some sorts of people, are so little valued, and good words admired... | |
| Thomas Laurie (publisher.) - 1878 - 148 pages
...hand. Fawns are so nimble that they can leap over a fence at a bound. A MAN OP WORDS AND NOT OF DEEDS. A man of words and not of deeds Is like a garden full of weeds, When the weeds begin to grow It's like a garden full of snow ; And when the snow begins to fall, It's... | |
| Louis Fagan - Italy - 1880 - 540 pages
...quindi un terzo alla salute della più bella delle tue scolare. Lasciamo per ora in silenzio l ' Italia. A man of words and not of deeds, Is like a garden full of weeds. Cheltenham non ti venga ad abbracciare a Liverpool ea sentire tutta la forza della tua eloquenza in... | |
| Celebrities - 1881 - 426 pages
...RHYMES. THE higher the plum tree, the riper the plum ; The richer the cobbler, the blacker his thumb. A man of words, and not of deeds, Is like a garden full of weeds. Pay what you owe, And what you're worth you'll know. He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must... | |
| Sunday school teachers - 1881 - 532 pages
...talk." Like the " Ghost of Banquo," he will not down. 3. He is a profitless man. The old couplet says : "A man of words and not of deeds, Is like a garden full of weeds." What an annoying and useless thing such a garden is. Nothing grows in it. Nothing matures. Nothing... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - United States - 1882 - 608 pages
...you may remember an ancient poet, whose works we have all studied and copied at school long ago. " A man of words and not of deeds Is like a garden full of weeds." It is pity that good works, among some sorts of people, are so little valued, and good words admired... | |
| John Heywoods - 1883 - 172 pages
...sat around the fire. Three shillings was all the money I had. Some boys easily forget their duty. " A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds." Whang, the miller, was very avaricious. The King advanced, having collected an army. Ex. 32. Parse... | |
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