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Nothing dries faster than tears.

Satires run faster than panegyrics.

The memory of a benefit vanisheth, but the remembrance of an injury sticketh fast in the heart.

A lion can run faster than we can, but we can run farther.

When on an unenjoyable walk, walk faster.

Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labour wears.

You can't move faster than your shadow.

Ye have fasted long and worried on a midge.

Never let your feet run faster than your shoes.

He has fastened a dog to a shrub.

Sleep faster, we need the pillows.

Liberation of prisoners

This spell is a blessing of release, which describes how Idisi (in Viking or Scandinavian mythology, Idisi are fate goddesses) free from their shackles warriors caught during battle. The last two lines contain the magic...

The Chipmunk song

Christmas, Christmas time is near,
Time for toys and time for cheer.
We've been good, but we can't last.
Hurry, Christmas, hurry fast.
Want a plane that loops the loop.
Me, I want a hula-hoop.
We can hardly stand...

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus

Christmas toys all over the place,
Little Johnnie wears a smile on his face;
For Johnny has a secret,
And this secret he must share,
He wants to tell somebody,
So he tells his teddy bear.

I saw...

Jolly old Saint Nicholas

Jolly old Saint Nicholas, lean your ear this way,
Don't you tell a single soul what I'm going to say.
Christmas eve is coming soon now, you dear old man,
Whisper what you'll bring to me, tell me if you can....

Over the river and through the wood

Over the river and through the wood
To Grandmother's house we go.
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh
Through white and drifted snow.
Over the river and through the woods,
Oh, how the wind...

Deck the Halls

Deck the halls with boughs of holly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Tis the season to be jolly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Don we now our gay apparel,
Fa la la, la la la, la la la.
Troll the ancient Yule tide carol,...

He that lives on hope will die fasting.

A guest will not know what fasting means.

With a full belly it is easy to talk about fasting.