Living
A man of words and not of deeds (another version)
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Living
A man of words and not of deeds,
Is like a garden full of weeds;
For when the weeds begin to grow,
Then doth the garden overflow.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Proverbs.
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MLA
Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “A man of words and not of deeds (another version).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/88/.
Chicago
Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “A man of words and not of deeds (another version).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/88/.
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