. The nursery rhymes of England . .. • > •=•- -JJK* ~ - -^ZW*^ •£X-.^TVN M&^-c* cV. FOURTH CLASS—PROVERBS. LXXX. ^T. Swithins day, if thou dost rain, For forty days it will remain :St. Swithins clay, if thou be fair,For forty clays twill rain na mair, LXXXI. To make your candles last for a,You wives and maids give ear-o! To put em outs the only way,Says honest John Boklcro. PROVERBS. 00 LXXXII. IP wishes \vere horses, Beggars would ride;If turnips were watches, I would wear one by my side. LXXXIII. [Hours of sleep.] NATURE requires five, Custom gives seven !Laziness takes nine, And Wickedne
. The nursery rhymes of England . .. • > •=•- -JJK* ~ - -^ZW*^ •£X-.^TVN M&^-c* cV. FOURTH CLASS—PROVERBS. LXXX. ^T. Swithins day, if thou dost rain, For forty days it will remain :St. Swithins clay, if thou be fair,For forty clays twill rain na mair, LXXXI. To make your candles last for a,You wives and maids give ear-o! To put em outs the only way,Says honest John Boklcro. PROVERBS. 00 LXXXII. IP wishes \vere horses, Beggars would ride;If turnips were watches, I would wear one by my side. LXXXIII. [Hours of sleep.] NATURE requires five, Custom gives seven !Laziness takes nine, And Wickedness eleven. LXXXIV. THREE straws on a staff, Would make a baby cry and laugh. LXXXV. SEE a pin and pick it up, All the day youll have good luck; See a pin and let it lay, Bad luck youll have all the day ! LXXXVI. Go to bed first, a golden purse;Goto bed second, a golden pheasant;(jo to bed third, a golden bird! 70 PROVERBS. LXXXVII. WHEN the wind is in the east, Tis neither good for man nor beast; When the wind is in the north, The skilful fisher goes not forth ; When the wind is
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