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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... gude tale is na the war to be twice tald . A gude name is sooner tint than won . A gude fallow is a costly name . A handfu ' o ' trade is worth a gowpen o ' gowd . A hungry man's ay angry . A lass that has mony wooers aft wails the ...
... gude tale is na the war to be twice tald . A gude name is sooner tint than won . A gude fallow is a costly name . A handfu ' o ' trade is worth a gowpen o ' gowd . A hungry man's ay angry . A lass that has mony wooers aft wails the ...
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... gude - wife . A turn weel done is soon done . A wee bush is better than nae bield . A wee mouse can creep under a ... gude asker shou'd hae a gude nay - say . A dear ship stands lang i ' the haven . An evleit mither maks a sweer daughter ...
... gude - wife . A turn weel done is soon done . A wee bush is better than nae bield . A wee mouse can creep under a ... gude asker shou'd hae a gude nay - say . A dear ship stands lang i ' the haven . An evleit mither maks a sweer daughter ...
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... gude hook . A tarrowing bairn was never fat . A gude cow may hae an ill ca'f . A cock is crouse on his ain midden . A new besom sweeps clean . As sair fight wrans as crans . A yeeld sow was ne'er gude to grices . As the carl riches he ...
... gude hook . A tarrowing bairn was never fat . A gude cow may hae an ill ca'f . A cock is crouse on his ain midden . A new besom sweeps clean . As sair fight wrans as crans . A yeeld sow was ne'er gude to grices . As the carl riches he ...
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... gude cleaver . A gude fallow tint never but an ill fallow's hand . At open doors dogs come in . Ae word afore is worth twa a - hent . A still sow eats a ' the draff . A dumb man hauds a ' . A ' fails that fools think . As the sow fills ...
... gude cleaver . A gude fallow tint never but an ill fallow's hand . At open doors dogs come in . Ae word afore is worth twa a - hent . A still sow eats a ' the draff . A dumb man hauds a ' . A ' fails that fools think . As the sow fills ...
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... gude dog never barkit bout a bane . A fu ' sack will tak a clout o ' the side . An ill hound comes halting hame . A ' thing helps , quo ' the wran when she pisht i ' the sca . A ' cracks , a ' bears . A houndless man comes to the best ...
... gude dog never barkit bout a bane . A fu ' sack will tak a clout o ' the side . An ill hound comes halting hame . A ' thing helps , quo ' the wran when she pisht i ' the sca . A ' cracks , a ' bears . A houndless man comes to the best ...
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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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