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You cannot burn a candle at both ends. You cannot have your cake and eat it too; You cannot get blood out of a stone; You cannot make a silk purse from a sow's ear; You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs; You cannot make bricks without straw; You cannot push a rope; You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
"Burn My Candle" is the debut single by Shirley Bassey. It was recorded in February 1956, when Bassey was nineteen years old, and released later that month on a 78 rpm shellac disc (Philips PB 558), with "Stormy Weather" on the B-side. The record was produced by Johnny Franz, with Angela Morley and her Orchestra backing Bassey.
"Don't Burn the Candle at Both Ends" is a song written by Benny Carter, Irving Gordon, and Louis Jordan. It was performed by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five, recorded in December 1947 and released on the Decca label (catalog no. 24483-A). [1] The "B" side of the record was "We Can't Agree". [2]
Here's what the Beaver Moon has in store for each zodiac sign, and more astrological meaning. ... Stop burning the candle at both ends and take care of yourself this weekend. Use the full moon to ...
Burn candles in a well-ventilated room, avoiding drafts, vents or air currents. Do not burn a candle for longer than four hours and cool it for at least two hours before relighting.
Harpo immediately produces from within his coat pocket a lit candle burning at both ends. [56] In the same film, a homeless man on the street asks Harpo for money for a cup of coffee, and he subsequently produces a steaming cup, complete with saucer, from inside his coat. [ 57 ]
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Millay was born Edna Vincent Millay in Rockland, Maine, on February 22, 1892.Her parents were Cora Lounella Buzelle, a custom hair stylist and training nurse for private families, and Henry Tolman Millay, a life insurance agent and teacher who would later become a superintendent of schools.