A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages, and a Complete Alphabetical IndexG. Bell and sons, 1899 - 583 psl. |
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... better than myself , and because I find the like in collections of Foreign Proverbs , both French and Italian , I chose rather to submit them to the censuro of the reader , than myself pass sentence of rejection on them . As for the ...
... better than myself , and because I find the like in collections of Foreign Proverbs , both French and Italian , I chose rather to submit them to the censuro of the reader , than myself pass sentence of rejection on them . As for the ...
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... Better ride on an ass that carries me , than a horse that throws me.- -Span . Mas quero asno que me leve , que cavallo que me derrube . When all men say you are an ass , it is time to bray . Span . Ask but enough , and you may lower the ...
... Better ride on an ass that carries me , than a horse that throws me.- -Span . Mas quero asno que me leve , que cavallo que me derrube . When all men say you are an ass , it is time to bray . Span . Ask but enough , and you may lower the ...
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... better than a penny in the purse . Craft bringeth nothing home . To a crazy ship all winds are contrary . Credit lost is like a Venice glass broken . He that has lost his credit is dead to the world . No man ever lost his credit , but ...
... better than a penny in the purse . Craft bringeth nothing home . To a crazy ship all winds are contrary . Credit lost is like a Venice glass broken . He that has lost his credit is dead to the world . No man ever lost his credit , but ...
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... better what good is , than he that has endured evil . If you would make an enemy , lend a man money , and ask it of him again . Port . For a flying enemy make a silver bridge . Envy never enriched any man . Of evil grain no good seed ...
... better what good is , than he that has endured evil . If you would make an enemy , lend a man money , and ask it of him again . Port . For a flying enemy make a silver bridge . Envy never enriched any man . Of evil grain no good seed ...
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... Better my hog dirty home than no hog at all . Dry bread at home is better than roast - meat abroad . He is wise that is honest . Ital . Of all crafts , to be an honest man is the master - craft . A man never surfeits of too much honesty ...
... Better my hog dirty home than no hog at all . Dry bread at home is better than roast - meat abroad . He is wise that is honest . Ital . Of all crafts , to be an honest man is the master - craft . A man never surfeits of too much honesty ...
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A handbook of proverbs– Comprising an entire republ. of English proverbs ... Henry George Bohn,John Ray Visos knygos peržiūra - 1855 |
A Hand-book of Proverbs– Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's ... Henry George Bohn Visos knygos peržiūra - 1855 |
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