Curiosities in Proverbs: A Collection of Unusual Adages, Maxims, Aphorisms, Phrases and Other Popular Dicta from Many Lands, Classified and Arranged with AnnotationsG.P. Putman's sons, 1916 - 428 من الصفحات |
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... Russians seem to dislike long and playful proverbs for their sayings are terse and grim , often cynical and severe on women , Poles , and Jews . They show little humour though occa- sionally a facetious expression meets with favour ...
... Russians seem to dislike long and playful proverbs for their sayings are terse and grim , often cynical and severe on women , Poles , and Jews . They show little humour though occa- sionally a facetious expression meets with favour ...
الصفحة 81
... ( Russian ) . This saying refers " to an unsuccessful expedition against Kazan in 1524 , when the Tcheremisses waylaid the Russian vessels and assailed them from the shore . " - London Quarterly Review , October , 1875 . Shall I pronounce ...
... ( Russian ) . This saying refers " to an unsuccessful expedition against Kazan in 1524 , when the Tcheremisses waylaid the Russian vessels and assailed them from the shore . " - London Quarterly Review , October , 1875 . Shall I pronounce ...
الصفحة 91
... ( Russian ) . By appearance an eagle , but by intelligence A BLACK COCK . ( Russian ) . Cast a bane in the DEIL'S TEETH . ( Scotch ) . Don't descend into a well with A ROTTEN ROPE . ( Turkish ) . Even A HOLY Cow if found in company with a ...
... ( Russian ) . By appearance an eagle , but by intelligence A BLACK COCK . ( Russian ) . Cast a bane in the DEIL'S TEETH . ( Scotch ) . Don't descend into a well with A ROTTEN ROPE . ( Turkish ) . Even A HOLY Cow if found in company with a ...
الصفحة 92
... ( Russian ) . seek not . He has cut off THE DEVIL'S EARS . ( Hindustani ) . He is so bad that he is more of a devil than the Devil himself . He may sit in A TUB OF COLD WATER but it will not steam . ( Chinese ) . He snatches away A FLEA'S ...
... ( Russian ) . seek not . He has cut off THE DEVIL'S EARS . ( Hindustani ) . He is so bad that he is more of a devil than the Devil himself . He may sit in A TUB OF COLD WATER but it will not steam . ( Chinese ) . He snatches away A FLEA'S ...
الصفحة 93
... ( Russian ) . It is a bold mouse that makes his nest in THE CAT's ear . ( Danish ) . It is easy to catch A BLIND HORSE . ( Welsh ) . It is not easy to pluck hairs from A BALD PATE . ( Danish ) . It's nae mair ferlie to see a woman greet ...
... ( Russian ) . It is a bold mouse that makes his nest in THE CAT's ear . ( Danish ) . It is easy to catch A BLIND HORSE . ( Welsh ) . It is not easy to pluck hairs from A BALD PATE . ( Danish ) . It's nae mair ferlie to see a woman greet ...
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African Alexander Hislop Arabian Arabs asked Assamese beard beauty Behar Bengalese better Bible bird blind bread camel cheese Chinese Christmas comes Creole crow Danish death devil drink Dutch eggs English evil fool fortune French Gaelic German give goat gude hair hand hath head heart Hebrew Hindustani honour horse indicate Irish Italian Japanese John John Heywood Kashmiri king land Latin lish live Louisiana Creole luck lucky Luke man's Marathi marry Martinique master Matt misfortune Modern Greek morning mouth never night Osmanli Persian phrase Portuguese Prov proverb is applied quoted rain referring replied Rhyme Russian Sanskrit saying Scotch Scotland simile snake sneeze sometimes Spanish stone tail Tamil Telugu Testament thee things Thomas Tusser thou tomorrow tongue tree Turkish weather weaver Welsh wife wind wise woman words Yule
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الصفحة 99 - A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
الصفحة 98 - A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city ; and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
الصفحة 112 - There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
الصفحة 182 - Tis as the general pulse Of life stood still, and Nature made a pause ; An awful pause! prophetic of her end.
الصفحة 125 - For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.
الصفحة 95 - The best laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain For promis'd joy. Still thou art blest compared wi' me ! The present only toucheth thee : But, och ! I backward cast my e'e On prospects drear, An' forward, tho' I canna see, I guess an
الصفحة 146 - Come, bring with a noise, My merry, merry boys, The Christmas log to the firing ; While my good dame, she Bids ye all be free, And drink to your hearts
الصفحة 104 - Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
الصفحة 119 - For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
الصفحة 110 - Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots ? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.