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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... looks not before finds himself behind . Bells call others to church , but enter not in them- felves . Be not too hafty to outbid another . Who hath bitter in his mouth fpits not all sweet . The blind man's wife needs no painting ...
... looks not before finds himself behind . Bells call others to church , but enter not in them- felves . Be not too hafty to outbid another . Who hath bitter in his mouth fpits not all sweet . The blind man's wife needs no painting ...
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... Look high and fall into a cow - turd . Every man is best known to himself . Better my bog dirty home than no hog at all . Dry bread at home is better than roast - meat abroad , He is wife that is honeft . Ital . Of all crafts to be an ...
... Look high and fall into a cow - turd . Every man is best known to himself . Better my bog dirty home than no hog at all . Dry bread at home is better than roast - meat abroad , He is wife that is honeft . Ital . Of all crafts to be an ...
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... Look bigh and fall into a cow - turd . Every man is best known to himself . Better my bag dirty home than no hog at all . Dry bread at home is better than roaft - meat abroad , He is wife that is honeft . Ital . Of all crafts to be an ...
... Look bigh and fall into a cow - turd . Every man is best known to himself . Better my bag dirty home than no hog at all . Dry bread at home is better than roaft - meat abroad , He is wife that is honeft . Ital . Of all crafts to be an ...
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... look for a golden life in an iron age . An itch is worse than a smart . Itch and ease can no man please , K. WHerefoever you see your kindred make much your friends . A knotty piece of timber must have smooth wedges . Many do kifs the ...
... look for a golden life in an iron age . An itch is worse than a smart . Itch and ease can no man please , K. WHerefoever you see your kindred make much your friends . A knotty piece of timber must have smooth wedges . Many do kifs the ...
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... look afquint . Love afks faith , and faith asks firmnefs . They love too much that die for love . They who love moft are leaft fet by . Where love fails we efpy all faults . A low hedge is easily leapt over . A M. Maid that giveth ...
... look afquint . Love afks faith , and faith asks firmnefs . They love too much that die for love . They who love moft are leaft fet by . Where love fails we efpy all faults . A low hedge is easily leapt over . A M. Maid that giveth ...
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