Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.
Ale
Ale sellers should na be tale tellers.
Ale that would make a cat to speak.
Good ale is meat, drink and cloth.
He mends like sour ale in summer.
He that buys land buys many stones,
He that buys flesh buys many bones.
He that buys eggs buys many shells,
But he that buys good ale buys nothing else.