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Queer Discourses On Queer Proverbs by Old Merry provides a collection of didactic sermons for young readers, turning well-known proverbs into moral lessons. The text comprises a sequence of short discourses and exempla that reframe common adages—such as 'The cat in gloves catches no mice,' 'Be merry and wise,' 'Never tread on a sore toe,' and 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy'—as practical guides to character, duty, and virtue. Through parables, anecdotes, and dialogues addressed to children, Old Merry emphasizes personal responsibility, honest work, self-control, kindness, and conscientious living within a Christian ethical frame. The discourses preach that genuine wisdom couples cheerfulness with prudence, encourages action over idleness, and cautions against vanity and cruelty. Written in 19th-century England, the book aims to cultivate moral imagination and virtuous habits in youth, presenting a program of daily virtue rooted in religious principle.
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