 | Thomas Middleton, Thomas Dekker - 1987 - 292 Seiten
...Luke vi.20, 'Blessed be ye poore: for yours is the kingdome of God' (Geneva). 1 ix .] Cf. 'Who can sing so merry a note as he that cannot change a groat' (Tilley, N249). 119. sinner] prostitute, unchaste woman (marriage would make her honest). 120- 1 .1... | |
 | George Latimer Apperson - 2006 - 656 Seiten
...tune. 12. To sing three thrums = To purr like a cat. 1917: Bridge, Cheshire Proverbs, 143. 13. Who can sing so merry a note as he that cannot change a groat 1546: Hey wood, Proverbs, Pt I ch xii. 1594: Barafield, Affect. Skepk., 40 (Percy S.). 1692: L'Estrange,... | |
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...our parses ve empty, hey ho. Let them take care That list to spare, For I will not doe soe : Who can sing so merry a note As he that cannot change a groat 1 as old as I am, that any man will follow a trade, or serve, that may sing and laugh, and walk the... | |
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Now, who doeth so much vacare a rebus, who rests so much ? Who hath so little to do as the beggar ? Who can sing so merry a note as he that cannot change a groat? Cui nil est, nil deest : he that hath nothing, wants nothing. 
