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Robert Christy, comp.  Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages.  1887.
 
Grass
 
The grass never grew again where Attila’s horse had trod.  Gibbon.  1
The thicker the grass, the easier to mow.  Alaric.  2
Where every one goes the grass never grows.  German.  3
While the grass is growing the steed starves.  German, Dutch, Danish.  4
 
 
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