o' the last Stuarts-I trow I hae a Scotch tongue in my head-if they speak, I'se answer.' SIR WALTER SCOTT: Rob Roy.

If you ask what is the poetic expression of the spirit of Japan, it is the odour of the wild cherry blossom in the glow of the rising sun. (Japanese).

In settling an island, the first building erected by a Spaniard would be a church; by a Frenchman, a fort; by a Dutchman, a warehouse, and by an Englishman, an ale house. (English).

In the mouth of an Aragonian no fish is bad. (Spanish). Because the province of Aragon, comprising Huesca, Saragossa, and Teruel, is not on the sea coast.

Italian devotion and German fasting have no meaning. (Danish).

Italy to be born in, France to live in, and Spain to die in. (Spanish).

Lang beards heartless, painted hoods witless, gay coats graceless, mak' England thriftless. (Scotch).

See Contemptuous Proverbs: "Lang beards, etc."
This is a Scotch taunt at the English, which is said
to have come into use during the wars between
the two nations in the reign of Edward III.
"The Scottes made many rhymes against the
Englyshemen for the fonde disguised apparel by
them at that time worne, amongest the whiche
this was one, whiche was fastened upon the
churche doores of Saint Peter towarde Straugate."
John Stow.

Let the Russian not die and he would not let thee live. (German).

Like Persian stuff, it comes out at both ends. (Osmanli). Like Persian cloth that has unravelled threads hanging out at both ends.

Like the people of Arabkyr, they pay each other compliments. (Osmanli).

Like the people of Arabkyr who are fond of giving each other high-sounding complimentary titles.

Make one sign of the cross to an Andalusian and three to a Genoese. (Spanish).

One of many proverbs that show the jealousy that exists between the people of neighbouring countries and separated sections of the same country. The saying is Castilian, and indicates a strong dislike for the Andalusians and positive distrust of the Genoese.

Nipping and scarting's Scotch folks' wooing. (Scotch). "By biting and scratching dogs and cats come together.' (English).

No German remains where he is well off. (German).
One Jew is equal in cheating to two Greeks, and one Greek
to two Armenians. (Russian).

The dislike that Russians have for Jews and Greeks,
as well as for Armenians, is shown in the follow-
ing proverbs: "When you baptize a Jew, keep
him under water." "By birth a landlord, by deeds
a Jew." "A Christianized Jew and a reconciled
foe are not to be trusted." "A Russian can be
cheated only by a gypsy, a gypsy by a Jew, a Jew
by a Greek, and a Greek by the devil."
Another proverb evidently suggested by the last
named is one coming from Poland which is as
follows: "The German deceives the Pole, the
French the German, a Spaniard the French, a
Jew the Spaniard, the devil only the Jew."

As an evidence of the dislike that the Russians have
for the Poles, see note under proverb: "When God
made the world, He sent to the Poles some reason
and the feet of a gnat, but even this little was
taken away by a woman."

One, two, three: What a lot of fisher nannies I see! (English).

An English taunt at the fisherwomen of Aberdeen,
Scotland.

Scotsmen aye reckon frae an ill hour. (Scotch).

"Scotsmen aye tak' their mark frae a mischief." (Scotch).

"Spoken when we say such a thing fell out when such an ill accident came to pass. A Scottish man solicited the Prince of Orange to be made an ensign, for he had been a sergeant ever since his Highness ran away from Groll."-James Kelly.

Scratch a Russian and you'll find a Tartar. (English).

Some part of Kent hath health and no wealth; some wealth and no health; some both health and wealth. (English).

East Kent, the weald of Kent, and the middle of
Kent, and sections near London.

That you may know that the jealousy of an Arab is jealousy itself. (Persian).

The Chinese have two eyes, the Franks one eye, but the Moors no eye. (Chinese).

A writer in Notes and Queries says that similar comparisons frequently occur in Buddhist works of a date earlier than the beginning of the fifteenth century, when the above proverb was current in Samarcand. The two following examples are

given by him:

"This world has three kinds of men, viz.: eyeless, one-eyed, and two-eyed. The eyeless man never attends to the law; the one-eyed man does not fix his mind upon the law, howbeit that he frequently attends thereto; but the two-eyed man carefully hearkens unto the law and demeans himself according to it."-(A.D. 416).

"Every seeker in philosophical meditation should have the two particular eyes: one, the ordinary eye with which to read letters; another, the intellectual eye with which to discriminate errors." —(A.D. 960).

The difference between Arabs and Persians is the same as that between the date and its stone. (Arabian).

The Emperor of Germany is the King of Kings; the King of Spain, King of Men; the King of France, King of Asses; the King of England, King of Devils. (French).

The English love, the French make love. (English).

The Englishman greets, the Irishman sleeps, but the Scotsman gangs till he gets it. (Scotch).

"A pretended account of the behaviour of these three nations, when they want meat."-James Kelly.

The English rule, salary at an appointed time. (Marathi).

The fellow with the hat earns the money, and the fellow with the Dhotee dissipates it. (Hindustani).

The European is designated as "the fellow with the hat," and the Hindoo as 'the fellow with the Dhotee," the Dhotee being the cloth that is worn around the waist, passing between the legs and fastened behind.

The Frenchman sings well when his throat is moistened. (Portuguese).

The Frenchman's legs are thin, his soul little, he's fickle as the wind. (Russian).

The German may be a good fellow; but it's better to hang him. (Russian).

The Germans carry their wit in their fingers. (English, French).

The High Dutch pilgrims, when they beg, do sing; the Frenchmen whine and cry; the Spaniards curse, swear, and blaspheme; the Irish and English steal. (Spanish).

Francis Grose thinks that this proverb may be founded on truth, as "pilgrims, gypsies, and other vagabonds" are not "scrupulous observers of the distinctions of property."

The inhabitants of Toledo are God's people, the water is their own, and we sell it to them. (Spanish).

This is an old proverb used by the natives of Galicia, who were common carriers for the Spanish and Portuguese.

The Irishman is never at peace except when he is fighting. (Irish).

"The Englishman is never content but when he is grumbling; the Irishman is never at peace but when he is fighting; the Scotsman is never at home but when he's abroad." (Scotch Saying).

The Irishman's wit is on his tongue, but the Gael is wise after the time. (Gaelic).

"The Scotsman is aye wise ahint the hand." (Scotch). "The Manxman is never wise till the day after the fair." (Manx).

The Isle of Wight hath no monks, lawyers, or foxes. (English).

The Italians are wise before the act, the Germans in the act, the French after the act. (Italian, English).

"The Irishman's wit is on his tongue, but the Gael is wise after the time." (Gaelic). "The Manxman is never wise till the day after the fair." (Manx). "The Turk's sense comes afterwards." (Osmanli). "I am sorry I have done injustice to my sovereign and your master. But I am, like a true Scotsman, wise behind hand-the mistake has happenedmy supplication has been refused."

SIR WALTER SCOTT: Fortunes of Nigel.

The Italianized Englishman is a devil incarnate. (Italian).

The Italians cry, the Germans bawl, and the French sing. (French).

The Jew ruins himself with Passovers, the Moor with wedding feasts, and the Christian with lawsuits. (Spanish).

"The Jews spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, and the Christians at suits." (English).