Read full poem →An' say: "The teachin' nowadays can't be o' no great vally."
But true enough the adage says, "Pride walks in slipp'ry places,"
Fur soon a thing occurred that put a smile on all our faces.
Dictionary Entry
An old saying which has obtained credit by long use
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. adagesays adagegoes adageadage oldadage ancientadage popularadage knownadage familiar
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Poetry examples for “adage”
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Read full poem →thou hadst nothing of this kind, then thou wouldest not need
to dread anjrthing, but mightest go singing the old adage
which men formerly sung, that the naked traveller fears noth-