NS - no M

"S--/ n----/ ------/ ---s/ ---/ ----/ ---/. S--/ ------s/ -----n-/ ---ns/ -n/ ---/ -----/, -n-/ s----n-/ -n/ -/ --nn-/ ----/ -n/ --- _ ----/ -n/ ---/ --n-"

"d"s?

NS D (no M)

"S--/ n----/ ------/ ---s/ ---/ ----/ ---/. S--/ ------s/ -----n-/ ---ns/ -n/ ---/ -----/, -nd/ s----n-/ -n/ -/ --nn-/ ----/ -n/ --- _ ----/ -n/ ---/ --nd"

i'd like to buy an a

SAND (no M)

"S--/ n----/ --a---/ ---s/ ---/ ----/ ---/. S--/ ------s/ -a---n-/ ---ns/ -n/ ---/ --a--/, and/ s----n-/ -n/ -/ --nn-/ ----/ an/ --- _ ----/ -n/ ---/ -and"

"e"s?

T-time, at last!

and an 0

SAND TOE (no M)

"S-e/ ne-e-/ -ea---/ -ets/ -e-/ -eet/ -et/. S-e/ --e-e-s/ -att-n-/ --ons/ on/ t-e/ -ea--/, and/ s-tt-n-/ on/ a/ -enn-/ --t-/ an/ ee- _ -o--/ -n/ -e-/ -and"

not difficult any more... ;)

Sand toe indeed! :D

This is the Man-in-the-Moon's description of Britannia (in Roverandom):

correct, of course. :)

A new quote - and not applicable to anyone posting here! ;)

Are there any O's?

O? yes!
 

-o ----! --- ---- -- ------- -o-. -o- -o -o- ---o-- ----. -o ---- --- ----- ------!

How about W ?

ow!
 

-o -w--! --- W--- -- ------- -o-. -o- -o -o- ---o-- ----. -o -w-- --- ----- ------!

gar nicht "Oh Weh!" sondern "Hurra, ich hab's"! ;)

"Go away! The Wind is hunting you. You do not belong here. Go away and never return!"
The birch in Faerie to Smith.

That was fast and with few clues! Have I used that one before? I wasn't sure. Anyway, you're right, of course - please proceed!

I don't remember if that one has been used before, but I have recently used another "Go away!" in Minor Works Quotes, so "-o ---- !" made me immediately jump to this conclusion. :D

Here is yet another "proverb" :

"-/ ----/ ---/ --/ ------/, -/ ------/. -------'-/ -------/ ---/ -------'-/ ------/, --/ ---/ ----."

Then let's start with the proverbial S please.

"-/ ----/ ---/ --/ ------/, -/ ------/. -------'s/ -------/ ---/ -------'s/ ------/, --/ s--/ ----."

and how about an n

"u"s?

...and add a T to make it "nuts"...

NUTS :D (but there is no U)

"-/ ----/ --t/ --/ ------/, -/ -----n/. --n---n's/ -----n-/ -n-/ -----n-'s/ ----n-/, --/ s--/ ----."

Any Rs?

I'd like to by an I

"d"s?

NUTS RID

"I/ ----/ --t/ --/ r---rd/, I/ r----n/. -indin-'s/ ----in-/ -nd/ ----in-'s/ ---in-/, --/ s--/ --r-."

Thanks to my fellow posters here for the good combination of letters! "Finding" clued me in to the source. It's Farmer Giles of Ham speaking to the King: A nice variation on a proverb!

Yes, that's the one! :) (btw, what is the original proverb then?)

The original proverb (more an adage, actually) is: "Finding's keeping, losing's weeping."

Here's a new one:

"l"s?

+ L
 

-- --- --- --- --- ----- ---- -----, - ---- --- --- --ll ---- ---- --- -- ---- ----, -- --- ---- ---- ---- ----- --- --- ---'- ----- ---- -----l---.

A please

A L
 

A- --- --- --- a-- ----- ---- -----, - -a-- -a- --- --ll ---- --a- --- -- ---- ----, -- --- ---- ---- ---- a---- --- a-- ---'- -a--- ---- -----l---.

S please

S A L
 

As --- --- --- a-- ----- s--- -----, - -a-- sa- --- --ll ---- --a- --- -- ---- ----, -- --- ---- ---- ---s a---- --- a-- ---'- -as-- ---- -----l---.

h please

and the inevitable T's, if you please.