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A GOOD Jack makes a good Jill
1623
Palace of Pleasure
C8
A good Iacke alwaies maketh a good Gyll.
1670
English Proverbs
108
A good Jack makes a good Gill … Inferiours imitate the manners of superiours .. wives of their husbands.
1876
Manchester Man
III. XV.
In George Street he was refused admission, Mrs. Ashton justifying her daughter's fight with .. ‘A good Jack makes a good Jill.’
men and women
GOOD men are scarce
1609
Essays Moral & Theological
92
Good men are scarce, no age so many brings As Thebes hath gates.
1721
Scottish Proverbs
124
Good Folks are scarce, you'll take care of one. Spoken to those who carefully provide against ill Weather, or cowardly shun Dangers.
1836
Sketches by Boz
I. 285
One of the women has agreed to stand a glass round, jocularly observing that ‘as good people's wery scarce, what I says is, make the most on 'em.’
1979
‘’
Smiley's People
xii.
Time you had some shut-eye, isn't it? Good men are scarce, I always say.
good and evil
There's many a GOOD tune played on an old fiddle
a
1902
Way of All Flesh
(1903) lxi.
Beyond a haricot vein in one of my legs I'm as young as ever I was. Old indeed! There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
1953
Simon
xiv.
‘There's many a good cock come out of a tattered bag,’ said the dark shape, slowly. There was an instant of .. silence, and then Simon said, ‘And a good tune played on an old fiddle.’
1979
Widow
xxx.
He looked at her casually … ‘Not all that bad at that. Many a good tune played on an old fiddle.’
1997
Times: Weekend
25 Oct. 16
… old Star remained as cool and collected as if he had been training for this day for months. Which only goes to show that there is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.
appearance, deceptive
;
old age

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