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Billings, Josh, 1818-1885 [1866], Josh Billings, hiz sayings. With comic illustrations. (Carleton, New York) [word count] [eaf674T].
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XVI. SAYINS.

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If yu hav got a real good wife, kepe perfectly
still, and thank God evry twenty minnitts for it.

A man with one idee alwus put me in mind ov an
old goose a tryin to hatch out a paving stun.

“Honesta is the best polisy,” but dont take mi
wurd for it, tri it.

Menny a book has bin writ, which proved tu be an
obituara notis ov the author.

Tha tells us “that munny is the rute ov all evil;”
and then tell us “tu rute hog or di.”

A man running for offiss puts me in minde ov a
dog that's lost — he smells ov everybody he meets,
and wags hisself all over.

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Look out, galls! the Jack of hartes is alwus a
nave.

Gravity is very often mistakin for wisdum, but
thare is as much differ as thare is between a gide
board and the man who maid it.

Evra man has a goose that lays golden eggs, if he
only nu it.

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Billings, Josh, 1818-1885 [1866], Josh Billings, hiz sayings. With comic illustrations. (Carleton, New York) [word count] [eaf674T].
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