Rough Rhymes for Farmers' Boys1847 |
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BAD COMPANY Blaspheme chaff CIVIL confess corn dirty drunkard's Eccles endless FARMERS feed feet flower forget giveth grass HAPPY boys harvest hath heart holy honest HUMBLY idle boy idle soul IDLER inclined to roam keep labour Lamb Lamb of God Lest little boy lovely MACINTOSH master's mirth mischief morning naughty Ne'er never let NEW-STREET night noon o'er obey once passeth play poor praise the LORD pray prayer promise fair Prov Remember rich rooks ROUGH RHYMES Satan scare-crow boy seed seek sheep Shepherd shun sing sinners entice sleep Slothfulness soul shall suffer sparrows steal stol'n suffer hunger."-Prov sure sweet taketh tell them."-Matt things round Thou shalt thresh THRESHER thy hand findeth Twill unto WASTE whatsoever things Whatsoever thy hand whilst wicked boys wise word xxii you're young young youth
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Page 25 - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep : so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Page 26 - And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
Page 29 - I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Page 12 - Go to the Ant, thou Sluggard, consider her ways, and be wise: which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Page 23 - I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Page 27 - Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
Page 8 - And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
Page 11 - And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
Page 24 - He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Page 5 - Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep ; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.