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As lately we watched
As lately we watch'd o'er our fields thro' the night,
A star there was seen of such glorious light.
All thro' the night, angels did sing,
Carols so sweet of the birth of a King.
A King of such beauty was ne'er...
Proverbs and old sayings American about angels, earth, night, celebrity, fame, air, name, beauty, light, sky
A watched man never plays
Proverbs and old sayings British about man, old, olderness
A watched pot/kettle never boils
Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness
Better to be watched by a wild animal than a nosey man.
Proverbs and old sayings Berber about man
A watched flower never blooms, while a carelessly planted willow grows into shade.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about garden
The watched chicken never lays.
Proverbs and old sayings Congolese
A watched pot never boils.
Proverbs and old sayings English
A watched kettle never boils.
Proverbs and old sayings English
A watched clock never tells the time.
Proverbs and old sayings Welsh about time
The more shepherds there are, the worse the flocks are watched.
Proverbs and old sayings German
