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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... never out of his way . The begger may fing before the thief . No more than the English of that old Latin verse . Cantabit vacuus coram latrone viator . Better to die a begger than live a begger . Such a beginning fuch an end . He that ...
... never out of his way . The begger may fing before the thief . No more than the English of that old Latin verse . Cantabit vacuus coram latrone viator . Better to die a begger than live a begger . Such a beginning fuch an end . He that ...
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... never want fore ears . The brain that fows not corn plants thiftles . The Afs that brays moft eats leaft . Would you have better bread than is made of wheat ? Ital . Bread with eyes , and cheefe without eyes . Hifp . Ital . To beg ...
... never want fore ears . The brain that fows not corn plants thiftles . The Afs that brays moft eats leaft . Would you have better bread than is made of wheat ? Ital . Bread with eyes , and cheefe without eyes . Hifp . Ital . To beg ...
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... never climb'd never fell . After clouds comes clear weather . Give a clown your finger and he'll take your whole hand . Coblers and tinkers are the best ale - drinkers . The Cock crows , but the hen goes . When you ride a young colt fee ...
... never climb'd never fell . After clouds comes clear weather . Give a clown your finger and he'll take your whole hand . Coblers and tinkers are the best ale - drinkers . The Cock crows , but the hen goes . When you ride a young colt fee ...
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... never last long . Courts have no Almanacks . Craft bringeth nothing home . To a crazy fhip all winds are contrary . Credit loft is like a Venice glass broke . He that hath loft his credit is dead to the world . No man ever loft his ...
... never last long . Courts have no Almanacks . Craft bringeth nothing home . To a crazy fhip all winds are contrary . Credit loft is like a Venice glass broke . He that hath loft his credit is dead to the world . No man ever loft his ...
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... , and our mafter can never be re- quited . Gall . No lock will hold against the power of gold . Hifp . You 1 239 263 You may speak with your gold and 736 Proverbial Sentences . € 9 Have but few friends though much acquaintance. 215 ...
... , and our mafter can never be re- quited . Gall . No lock will hold against the power of gold . Hifp . You 1 239 263 You may speak with your gold and 736 Proverbial Sentences . € 9 Have but few friends though much acquaintance. 215 ...
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