Two Devon Ploughing Proverbs

Modern Ploughing near Higher Gabwell, near Torbay (of course this sort of ploughing does not require a holder, only a driver!) - by Derek Harper [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

"He who by the plough would thrive,

Himself must either hold or drive.

Who ploughs deep while sluggards sleep,

Will have corn to sell and to keep."

Hewett 1900