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 |
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... knave hath not half enough . [ nish . A friar who asks alms for God's sake , begs for two . - Spa- A fool's tongue is long enough to cut his throat . A friend in court is worth a penny in the purse . A friend to every body is a friend ...
... knave hath not half enough . [ nish . A friar who asks alms for God's sake , begs for two . - Spa- A fool's tongue is long enough to cut his throat . A friend in court is worth a penny in the purse . A friend to every body is a friend ...
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... knaves , nor beggars in his family , was got by a flash of lightning . He who has not bread to spare should not keep a dog.— Spanish . He hath feathered his nest , he may flee when he likes.— Scotch . He who depends on another , dines ...
... knaves , nor beggars in his family , was got by a flash of lightning . He who has not bread to spare should not keep a dog.— Spanish . He hath feathered his nest , he may flee when he likes.— Scotch . He who depends on another , dines ...
Page 44
... . Nobody so like an honest man as an arrant knave . French .-- Rien ne ressemble mieux a un honnete homme , qu'un fripon . No joy without annoy . No fool like an old fool . No jesting with edge tools or with bell ropes . 44 SELECT PROVERBS.
... . Nobody so like an honest man as an arrant knave . French .-- Rien ne ressemble mieux a un honnete homme , qu'un fripon . No joy without annoy . No fool like an old fool . No jesting with edge tools or with bell ropes . 44 SELECT PROVERBS.
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... Knaves - mire . Whether the old penchant for car- rying off their favourite beast by night , a - la - Scot , continues , we cannot say ; but , in looking among the worthies of the Criminal Calendar , we certainly do not find a greater ...
... Knaves - mire . Whether the old penchant for car- rying off their favourite beast by night , a - la - Scot , continues , we cannot say ; but , in looking among the worthies of the Criminal Calendar , we certainly do not find a greater ...
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... knaves is he that tells his errand before he goes it . The Italianised Englishman is a devil incarnate . - Italian . A pretty description of our travelling countrymen , fram their hosts . The prick of a pin is enough to make an empire ...
... knaves is he that tells his errand before he goes it . The Italianised Englishman is a devil incarnate . - Italian . A pretty description of our travelling countrymen , fram their hosts . The prick of a pin is enough to make an empire ...
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