A Compleat Collection of English Proverbs: Also the Most Celebrated Proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and Other Languages. The Whole Methodically Digested and Illustrated with Annotations, and Proper Explanations |
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... England . The FOURTH EDITION . Augmented with many Hundred WORDS , OBSERVATIONS , LETTERS , & c . LONDON : Printed for W. Otridge , oppofite the North Side of the New Church in the Strand ; S. Bladon , in Pater - nofter - row ; W. Cooke ...
... England . The FOURTH EDITION . Augmented with many Hundred WORDS , OBSERVATIONS , LETTERS , & c . LONDON : Printed for W. Otridge , oppofite the North Side of the New Church in the Strand ; S. Bladon , in Pater - nofter - row ; W. Cooke ...
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... England over , or far diffused over any confiderable part of it , whether the Eaft , Weft , North , or Midland Countries , have efcaped it ; I having bad Communications from obfervant and inquifitive Perfons in all those parts , viz ...
... England over , or far diffused over any confiderable part of it , whether the Eaft , Weft , North , or Midland Countries , have efcaped it ; I having bad Communications from obfervant and inquifitive Perfons in all those parts , viz ...
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... England that near the fea fide , as in the County of Cornwall , & c . the fnow feldom lies three days . When the wind's in the South , It's in the rain's mouth . This is an obfervation that holds true all over Europe ; and I believe in ...
... England that near the fea fide , as in the County of Cornwall , & c . the fnow feldom lies three days . When the wind's in the South , It's in the rain's mouth . This is an obfervation that holds true all over Europe ; and I believe in ...
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... England . Whofo hath but a mouth , fhall ne'er in England fuffer droughth . v . in Sentent . When the fand doth feed the clay ( which is in a wet fummer ) England wo and well - a - day : But when the clay doth feed the fand ( which is ...
... England . Whofo hath but a mouth , fhall ne'er in England fuffer droughth . v . in Sentent . When the fand doth feed the clay ( which is in a wet fummer ) England wo and well - a - day : But when the clay doth feed the fand ( which is ...
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... England begins at the horse - manger . In oppofition to the rack : for in dry years when hay is dear , commonly corn is cheap : but when oats ( or indeed any one grain ) is dear , the rest are seldom cheap . Winter's thunder and ...
... England begins at the horse - manger . In oppofition to the rack : for in dry years when hay is dear , commonly corn is cheap : but when oats ( or indeed any one grain ) is dear , the rest are seldom cheap . Winter's thunder and ...
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