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If frogs make a noise in the time of cold rain , warm dry weather will follow . There
is good land where there is a foul way . After rain , comes fair weather . An hour in
the morning before breakfast , is worth two all the rest of the day . Never put off ...
If frogs make a noise in the time of cold rain , warm dry weather will follow . There
is good land where there is a foul way . After rain , comes fair weather . An hour in
the morning before breakfast , is worth two all the rest of the day . Never put off ...
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If the cock moult before the hen , We shall have weather thick and thin ; But if the
hen moult before the cock , We shall have weather hard as a rock . When the
wind is South , It blows the bait to the fish's mouth . If there be a rainbow in the
eve ...
If the cock moult before the hen , We shall have weather thick and thin ; But if the
hen moult before the cock , We shall have weather hard as a rock . When the
wind is South , It blows the bait to the fish's mouth . If there be a rainbow in the
eve ...
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When round the moon there is a brugh * [ halo ) , The weather will be cold and
rough . Wind East or West , Is a sign of a blast ; Wind North or South , Is a sign of
drought.t A leap year , Is never a good sheep year . When the wind is in the North
...
When round the moon there is a brugh * [ halo ) , The weather will be cold and
rough . Wind East or West , Is a sign of a blast ; Wind North or South , Is a sign of
drought.t A leap year , Is never a good sheep year . When the wind is in the North
...
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| Title | Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 20 Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Percy Society Volume 20 of Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Edited from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications, Percy Society |
| Author | Percy Society |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 15 May 2018 |
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