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398.—Norwich Castle

Sue a Beggar and catch a Louse; Many Hands make Light Work; [woodcut: well-dressed man scratches his head standing near a beggar with outstretched hat]

Harm watch, Harm catch; It is a good Horse that never stumbles.

What is bred in the Bone will never be out of the Flesh; One Bird in the Hand is worth two in the Bush; A Cat may look upon a king.

A Shoemaker must not go beyond his Last

A Burnt Child dreads the Fire

It’s neither Rhime nor Reason; What is got over the Devil’s Back will be spent under his Belly.

One scabbed Sheep marrs a whole Flock; Tread on a Worm and it will turn.

To buy a Pig in a poke; Robin Hood’s Pennyworths; He looks one way and rows another.

When the Steed’s stolen, shut the Stable Door.

The Traceys have always the Wind in their Faces; To cut large Thongs out of another Man’s Leather; Too much of one Thing is good for nothing

Give him a Rowland for his Oliver; Penny Wise, and Pound Foolish; He that Reckons without his Host must reckon again.

All goes down Gutter-lane; As Wise as a Man of Gotham; As good as George of Green; [woodcut: stout man drinks from mug, holds saussage with a fork]

Hungry Dogs will eat dirty Pudding; He that would live at Peace and Rest, Must hear and see, and say the Best.

A Fool’s Bolt is soon shot; Birds of a Feather flock together; Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire.

Curs’d Cows have short Horns; Much falls between the Cup and the Lip. No longer pipe no longer dance.

’Tis too late to spare when all is spent; One Swallow does not make Summer.

Brag is a good Dog, but Holdfast is a better; The Belly has no Ears; [woodcut: mouse by house perhaps made from candle with snuffer]

Better play at small Game than stand out; Give him a Rowland for his Oliver.

Little Pitchers have great Ears; Many talk of Robin Hood who never shot in his Bow.

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Norwich; Norfolk; England