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It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

It came upon the midnight clear
That glorious song of old
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold
Peace on the earth, good will to men
From heaven's all gracious King
The world in solemn stillness lay

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Carols

Death is like a dress that, at some point or another, everyone has to wear.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about death

An insult is but a short garment: it reveals the one who wears it.

Proverbs and old sayings

The pleasure of doing good is the only one that will not wear out.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about pleasure, good, good luck

If you don't lift the skirt of a bride you don't know what she wears under it.

Proverbs and old sayings

Silence is a wonderful jewel for a woman but she seldom wears it.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about silence, woman

No one knows better where the shoe pinches that he who wears it.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Whether it be so or not, husband, put on your hood. (He had told her there was a new law that every man with horns should wear a hood. )

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about husband, law, man