When merry mi lkmaids click the l atch,
And rar ely smell s the new- mown hay,
And the cock hath su ng beneath the thatch
Twice o r thrice his r ounde lay,
Twice o r thrice his r oundelay
Al one a n d warming his five wi ts ,
The white o wl i n the belfry si ts .
The Owl an d the Pus sy- Cat went to se a
In a beautiful pe a- gr een boat :
They took some honey an d pl enty o f money
Wrapped up i n a five - pound note .
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar ,
O l ovely Pu ssy, 0 Pu ssy, my l ove,
What a beautiful Pus sy yo u are , Y o u ar e , Y o u ar e
What a bea uti f ul Pussy yo u ar e
Pussy said to the Owl , Y o u elegant fowl ,
How charmingly sweet yo u sing
Oh, l e t us be mar r ied too l ong we have tar ried
But what shall we do fo r a ring
They sai l ed away, f o r a ye ar a n d a day,
To the land wher e the bong- tree gr ows
An d ther e In a wood a Piggy- wig stood,
With a ri n g at the end Of his nose, Hi s nos e, Hi s nose,
Wi th a r ing at the end of hi s nose .
Dear Pig, are yo u wi l ling to s ell fo r one shilling
Your ring ? Said the Piggy, I wi ll .
So they took i t away, an d wer e m arried next day
By the Turkey who lives on the hill .
They dined on mince an d slices of qum ce ,
Which they at e with a r u ncible spoon
And hand i n hand, on the edge o f the sand,
They da nced by the light Of the moon,
The moon, The moon,
They dance d by the light of the moon .
On e man ’ s meat i s another man ’ s poison .
Out of debt o ut of danger .
Out of the frying- pan into the fire .
Penny wise an d poun d foolish .
Riches have wings .
Robi n Hood’ s choice : thi s o r nothing.
Rome was not bui lt in a day.
Save at the spiggot, an d l ose at the bun g.
Second thoughts ar e best .
Set a thief to take a thief.
A short horse is s oon c ur rie d .
Take the will f o r the deed .
Take away my good name, take away my
Take time by t he for el ock .
FABLE.
The mountain an d the squirre l
Ha d a quarrel ,
And the former call ed the latter Li t tle Prig
B un r eplied,
Y o u ar e doubtless very big;
Bu t all s orts of thi n gs an d weather
Mu st be taken i n together ,
TO make up a year
And a spher e .
And I thi n k i t no di s grace
TO occ upy my place .
If I ’ m not so large as yo u,
Y o u a r e n o t ' so small as I,
And not half s o spry .
I ’ 11 not deny yo u make
A very pr etty s quirr el track ;
Tal ents differ ; all i s well an d wi s ely put ;