Select Proverbs of All Nations: Illustrated with Notes and Comments, to which is Added, a Summary of Ancient Pastimes, Holidays and Customs. With an Analysis of the Wisdom of the Ancients, and of the Fathers of the Church, the Whole Arranged on a New PlanJohn Wade P. Covert, 1825 - 216 Seiten |
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... evil . " What the eye sees not , the heart feels not ! " How many men and women too , have been determined in a guilty course , from this single sentence ; Again , there is another saying , which has contributed not a little to people ...
... evil . " What the eye sees not , the heart feels not ! " How many men and women too , have been determined in a guilty course , from this single sentence ; Again , there is another saying , which has contributed not a little to people ...
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... evil , and that he never met one who replied in the affirmative . A King of Arragon said , There were only four things in the world worth living for , -old wine to drink , old wood to burn , old books to read , and old friends to ...
... evil , and that he never met one who replied in the affirmative . A King of Arragon said , There were only four things in the world worth living for , -old wine to drink , old wood to burn , old books to read , and old friends to ...
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... evil . He that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas . — Ital He that waits for dead men's shoes may go long enough barefoot . He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolves . He that will have no trouble in this world ...
... evil . He that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas . — Ital He that waits for dead men's shoes may go long enough barefoot . He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolves . He that will have no trouble in this world ...
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... mile , good small beer , and a good old woman . Sorrow and an evil life make soon an old wife . Sorrow and ill weather cometh unsent for .-- Scotch , Soon hot , soon cold . Soon ripe , soon rotten . Lat . - Cito 50 SELECT PROVERBS.
... mile , good small beer , and a good old woman . Sorrow and an evil life make soon an old wife . Sorrow and ill weather cometh unsent for .-- Scotch , Soon hot , soon cold . Soon ripe , soon rotten . Lat . - Cito 50 SELECT PROVERBS.
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... evil of to - day- -Spanish . The ox when weariest treads surest . Those that are slow are sure . The mouse that has but one hole is easily taken . The pitcher does not go so often to the water but it comes home broken at last . The ...
... evil of to - day- -Spanish . The ox when weariest treads surest . Those that are slow are sure . The mouse that has but one hole is easily taken . The pitcher does not go so often to the water but it comes home broken at last . The ...
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ancient beauty belly better Bishop of Winchester Boy Bishop bread called church Cicero cuckold custom D'Israeli dead devil door drink eggs enemy England evil fair fear fire fish folly fool formerly fortune French Ghost give goes hand hang hath heart Henry VIII honour horse husband Ital Italian Julius Cæsar keep king knave knows live London lord maid man's married maxims means meat Mid-Lent Sunday morris dance mouth nature never observed pastimes persons play poor popular Poverty praise proverb Publius Syrus purse quintain quoth rich Scotch Scotland servants Skimmington Spanish Spanish proverb speak spirits Tenterden thing thou tion truth Vicar of Bray virtue Weeping Cross wife wine wisdom wise witches woman women words worse young