 | William Mountford - American fiction - 1852 - 400 pages
...learned at school here. And then away goes the Devil, when he finds the door shut." " Yes ma'am." " Put your finger in the fire, and say it was your fortune; never do that. Pray never to be led into temptation, and then walk into it of yourself; do not «tlo... | |
 | William Mountford - 1852 - 408 pages
...learned at school here. And then away goes the Devil, when he finds the door shut." « Yes ma'am." " Put your finger in the fire, and say it was your fortune ; never do that. Pray never to be led into temptation, and then walk into it of yourself ; do not do... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1859 - 450 pages
...garment which good thoughts should wear. Praise a fair day at night. Pride will have a fall. Do not put your finger in the fire, and say it was your fortune. Punishment is lame, but it comes. Ponder again and again on the divine law ; for all things are contained... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1867 - 540 pages
...garment which good thoughts should wear. Praise a fair day at night. Pride will have a fall. Do not put your finger in the fire, and say it was your fortune. Punishment is lame, but it comes. Ponder again and again on the divine law ; for all things are contained... | |
 | Alexander Hislop - Proverbs, Scottish - 1868 - 378 pages
...flail. Put on your spurs and be at your speed. Put twa pennies in a purse, and they'll creep thegither. Put your finger in the fire, and say it was your fortune. Put your hand in the creel, tak out an adder or an eel. " In buying horses and taking a wife, shut... | |
 | Walter Keating Kelly - Proverbs - 1869 - 252 pages
...his hand over his own), and tearing out his heartstrings before the poor devil has time to die.' " Put your finger in the fire and say it was your fortune. — Scotch. Blame yourself only for the consequences of your 1 Wanr de dam het laagst is, loopt hct... | |
 | Alexander Hislop (publisher) - 1870 - 378 pages
...flail. Put on your spurs and be at your speed. Put twa pennies in a purse, and they'll creep thegither. Put your finger in the fire, and say it was your fortune. Spoken of a person who has wittingly placed himself in difficulties, and who attributes his bad position... | |
 | William Blanchard Jerrold - 1874 - 128 pages
...thou have need. Punctuality is the soul of business. Purposing without performing is mere fooling. Put your finger in the fire, and say it was your fortune. QUACKERY has no friend like gullibility. Quarrelling dogs come halting home. Quietness is best. E RECKON... | |
 | American literature - 1885 - 184 pages
...How much trouble have those evils cost us which never happened ! TROUBLE rieber make heself. African. PUT your finger in the fire, and say it was your fortune I Scotch. HE bared his back to the bite of the mosquito, and then said, "God decreed that I should... | |
 | Charles Mackay - English language - 1888 - 444 pages
...nae farther than your sleeve will reach. Put your hand twice to your bonnet for anes to your pouch. Put your finger in the fire and say it was your fortune. QUALITY without quantity is little thought of. Quick at meat quick at wark. Quick, for you'll never... | |
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Put your finger in the fire and say it was your fortune. QUALITY without quantity is little thought of. Quick at meat quick at wark. Quick, for you'll never be cleanly. Quick returns mak rich merchants. RECKLESS youth maks a ruefu 
