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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... birds are best . April showers bring forth May flowers . When April blows his horn , it's good both for hay and corn . That is when it thunders in April ; for thunder is usually accompaniec with rain . April cling good for nothing ...
... birds are best . April showers bring forth May flowers . When April blows his horn , it's good both for hay and corn . That is when it thunders in April ; for thunder is usually accompaniec with rain . April cling good for nothing ...
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... when she doth a benting go . If the partridge had the woodcock's thigh , It would be the best bird that ever did fly . Think no labour slavery That brings in penny saveriy Yule is good on yule even . That is , 36 PROVERBIAL OBSERVATIONS.
... when she doth a benting go . If the partridge had the woodcock's thigh , It would be the best bird that ever did fly . Think no labour slavery That brings in penny saveriy Yule is good on yule even . That is , 36 PROVERBIAL OBSERVATIONS.
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... wed , must eat an apple before he goes to bed . Which by reason of its flatulency is apt to excite desire . Sweet - heart and honey - bird keeps no house . A lisping lass is good to kiss . Marriage is 42 PROVERBIAL OBSERVATIONS.
... wed , must eat an apple before he goes to bed . Which by reason of its flatulency is apt to excite desire . Sweet - heart and honey - bird keeps no house . A lisping lass is good to kiss . Marriage is 42 PROVERBIAL OBSERVATIONS.
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... bird [ or dirt - owl ] sings , we shall have rain . When melancholy persons are very merry , it is observed , that there usually follows an extraordinary fit of sadness ; they doing all things com- monly in extremes . Every day of the ...
... bird [ or dirt - owl ] sings , we shall have rain . When melancholy persons are very merry , it is observed , that there usually follows an extraordinary fit of sadness ; they doing all things com- monly in extremes . Every day of the ...
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... Birds of a feather flock together . Like will to like . The Greeks and Latins have many proverbs to this purpose , as ' Αιεὶ κολοιὸς πρὸς κολοιὸν ἱζάνει . Semper graculus assidet yraculo . Τέττιξ μὲν τέττιγι φίλος , μύρμακι δὲ μύρμαξ ...
... Birds of a feather flock together . Like will to like . The Greeks and Latins have many proverbs to this purpose , as ' Αιεὶ κολοιὸς πρὸς κολοιὸν ἱζάνει . Semper graculus assidet yraculo . Τέττιξ μὲν τέττιγι φίλος , μύρμακι δὲ μύρμαξ ...
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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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