Famous Quotes by Unknown
- Little pitchers have big ears. More
- The child says nothing but what is heard by the fire. More
- A son is a son till he gets him a wife,
But a daughter’s a daughter the rest of your life. More
- No mother-in-law ever remembers that she was once a daughter-in-law. More
- And al was for an appel, More
- Adam lay y-bounden,
Bounden in‘ a bond; More
- Blessing turned to blasphemies,
Holy deeds to despites.
Sin is where our Lady... More
- thou Prince of Walsingham,
Graunt me to frame
Bitter plaints to rue thy wrong,
Bitter... More
- From alle wymmen mi love is lent
And lyht on Alysoun. More
- And she straiked me three times o’er her knee;
She changed me again to my ain proper... More
- April is in my mistress’ face,
And July in her eyes hath place,
Within her bosom is... More
- In controlling men:
If at first you don’t succeed,
Why, cry, cry, again. More
- The elephant sneezed
And fell on his knees,
And that was the end of the monk,
the... More
- O he did whistle and she did sing,
And all the bells on earth did ring
For joy our... More
- I saw three ships come sailing by,
Come sailing by, come sailing by,
I saw three ships... More
- ‘Look to thyself,
Take care of thyself,
For nobody cares for thee.’ More
- ‘Oh beat the drum slowly and play the fife lowly,
Play the Dead March as you carry me... More
- As I was going by Charing Cross,
I saw a black man upon a black horse;
They told me it... More
- “He neither shall be christened
In white wine or red,
But with fair spring... More
- A swarm of bees in May
Is worth a load of hay;
A swarm of bees in June
Is worth a... More
- Its whether will ye be a rank robber’s wife,
Or will ye die by my wee pen... More
- Then with their nailed prows
Parted the Norsemen, More
- Shamed in their souls. More
- Athelstan King,
Lord among Earls,
Bracelet-bestower and
Baron of Barons, More
- Brake the shield-wall,
Hewed the lindenwood,
Hacked the battleshield, More
- Slew with the sword-edge More
- “How old is she, Billy boy, Billy boy?
How old is she, charming Billy?”
Past six,... More
- “Oh, where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy?
Oh, where have you been, charming... More
- “Woe to my sister, false Helen!” More
- There were twa sisters sat in a bour;
Binnorie, O Binnorie!
There cam a knight to be... More
- “And yonder stands my brother Hugh,
But by him my William, sweet and true.” More
- Sometimes she sank, sometimes she swam,
Until she cam to the miller’s dam. More
- He’s made a harp of her breast-bane,
Whose sound wad melt a heart of stane.
He’s... More
- The youngest stood upon a stane,
The eldest cam and push’d her in. More
- Bonnie George Campbell rode out on a day.
He saddled, he bridled, and gallant rode... More
- “O mother, mother, make my bed!
O make it saft and narrow!
Since my love died for me... More
- It was in and about the Martinmas time,
When the green leaves were afalling,
That Sir... More
- Brian O’Linn was a gentleman born,
He lived at a time when no clothes they were worn. More
- Bring us in no browne bred, for that is made of brane,
Nor bring us in no white bred, for... More
- At market and fair, all folks do declare,
There is none like the Boy that sold Broom, green... More
- There was an old man lived out in the wood,
His trade was a-cutting of Broom, green... More
- Till by and came Our Blessed Lady,
Her dear young son her wi.
“Will ye gang to... More
- Ten for the Ten Commandments
Eleven for the ‘leven that went to heaven
Twelve... More
- Green grow the rushes-O
What is your one-O? More
- Poor Casey Jones he was all right,
He stuck by his duty both day an’ night, More
- Casey Jones, mounted to the cabin,
Casey Jones, throttle in his hand,
Casey Jones mounted... More
- Come all you rounders if you want to hear
A story ‘bout a brave engineer;
Casey Jones,... More
- In soliciting donations from his flock, a preacher may promise eternal life in a celestial city... More
- At last these two stout erles did meet,
Like captaines of great might; More
- God save our king, and blesse this land
With plentye, ioy, and peace,
And grant hencforth... More
- The hounds ran swiftly through the woods
The nimble deere to take,
That with their cryes... More
- Erle Douglas on his milk-white steede,
Most like a baron bold,
Rode foremost of his... More
- ‘Erle Dowglas, for thy life,
Wold I had lost my hand; More
- God prosper long our noble king,
Our liffes and saftyes all!
A woefull hunting once there... More
- Shee said, Lullabye, my owne deere child!
Lullabye, deere child, deere!
I wold thy father... More
- Then louder cry’d the Clerk Colvill,
O sairer, sairer akes my head;
And sairer, sairer... More
- Your faith an’ trouth yese never get
Nor our trew Love shall never twain
Till ye come... More
- On her headstone you’ll find this refrain:
‘She died as she lived, sniffing cocaine.’ More
- Did you ever hear about Cocaine Lil?
She lived in Cocaine town on Cocaine hill,
She had a... More
- By that bedes side ther kneleth a may,
And she wepeth both nyght and day.
And by... More
- Herod, the king,
In his raging,
Charged he hath, this day,
His men of might
In... More
- Dear, if you change, I’ll never choose again;
Sweet, if you shrink, I’ll never think of... More
- There is a place prepared in hell,
For to sit upon a serpent’s knee.’ More
- ‘Thou art none of mine, brother Lazarus,
That lies begging at my gate.
No meat, no... More
- Gonna lay down my burden
down by the riverside,
to study war no more. More
- Write me a letter,
Write it out plain,
And send it me care of
The Barbourville Jail. More
- Down in the valley,
Valley so low,
Hang your head over,
Hear the train blow. More
- Wulf, my Wulf! Waiting for you
has made me ill, your seldom coming,
this sorrowing... More
- To a maiden true he’ll give his hand,
Hey lillie, ho lillie lallie,
To the king’s... More
- “Why does your brand so drop with blood,
Edward, Edward? More
- “O I have killed my hawk so good,
Mother, mother; More
- “And what will you leave to your own mother dear,
Edward, Edward?
And what will ye... More
- Here lies John Knott:
His father was Knott before him,
He lived Knott, died Knott, More
- There are men in the village of Erith
Whom nobody seeth or heareth,
And there looms, on... More
- O Death! thou comest when I had thee least in mind! More
- All earthly things is but vanity:
Beauty, Strength, and Discretion do man... More
- Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide
In thy most need to go by thy side. More
- The reivers they stole Fair Annie,
As she walked by the sea;
But a noble knight was her... More
- Ha ha! ha ha! This world doth pass
Most merrily I’ll be sworn,
For many an honest... More
- Call Tullia’s ape a marmasyte
And Leda’s goose a swan. More
- Fine knacks for ladies, cheap, choice, brave and new,
Good pennyworths,—but money cannot... More
- Said the first little chicken,
With a queer little squirm,
“I wish I could find
A... More
- “If you want any breakfast,
Just come here and scratch.” More
- Fowls in the frith,
Fishes in the flood,
And I must wax wod:
Much sorrow I walk... More
- Frankie and Johnny were lovers, O lordy how they could love,
Swore to be true to each other,... More
- “It’s as plain as plain can be;
This woman shot her lover, it’s murder in the second... More
- Frankie threw back her kimono, she took out her forty-four.
Root-a-toot-toot, three times she... More
- Frankie mounted to the scaffold as calm as a girl can be, More
- The very last words he ever said were, “High-low Jack and the
game.” More
- They made a paction tween them twa,
They made it firm and sure,
That the first word... More
- Love and joy come to you,
And to your wassail too, More
- God bless the master of this house,
Likewise the mistress too: More
- Go down, Moses
‘Way down in Egypt land,
Tell ole Pharaoh,
To let my people go. More
- She shall get a duke, my dear,
As duck do get a drake;
And she shall have a young... More
- My mother said that I never should
Play with the gypsies in the wood, More
- And our sov’reign sole Creator
Lives eternal in the sky,
While we mortals yield to... More
- I wish I were where Helen lies,
Night and day on me she cries;
And I am weary of the... More
- Men are fools that wish to die!
Is ‘t not fine to dance and sing
When the bells of... More
- He kicked the ball with his right foot,
And catched it with his knee,
And through and... More
- ‘Throw down the ball, ye Jew’s daughter,
Throw down the ball to me!’
‘Never a... More
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