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KEEP a thing seven years and you'll always find a use for it
;
you should KNOW a man seven years before you stir his fire
;
ONE year's seeding makes seven years' weeding
;
PARSLEY seed goes nine times to the Devil
;
RAIN before seven, fine before eleven
;
SIX hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool
.
KEEP a thing seven years and you'll always find a use for it
;
you should KNOW a man seven years before you stir his fire
;
ONE year's seeding makes seven years' weeding
;
PARSLEY seed goes nine times to the Devil
;
RAIN before seven, fine before eleven
;
SIX hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool
.
shame
The SHARPER the storm, the sooner it's over
Cf. SENECA
Natural Questions
VII
. ix.
procellae
,
quanto plus habent virium
,
tanto minus temporis
, the harder storms are, the shorter they last.
1872
Diary
9 June (1977) II. 207
Mrs. Vaughan will have a good family soon. Her children come fast. But the harder the storm the sooner 'tis over.
1913
Folk-Lore
XXIV. 76
The sharper the storm, the sooner it's over.
weather lore
Natural Questions
VII
. ix.
procellae
,
quanto plus habent virium
,
tanto minus temporis
, the harder storms are, the shorter they last.
1872Diary
9 June (1977) II. 207
Mrs. Vaughan will have a good family soon. Her children come fast. But the harder the storm the sooner 'tis over.
1913
Folk-Lore
XXIV. 76
The sharper the storm, the sooner it's over.
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