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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... nature proverbial . During the period covered by Old - Testament history proverbs were not only employed in the affairs of every - day life but possessed an author- ity that is not given to them at the present time . They were often ...
... nature proverbial . During the period covered by Old - Testament history proverbs were not only employed in the affairs of every - day life but possessed an author- ity that is not given to them at the present time . They were often ...
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... The Fisherman Piping . " The use of proverbs was natural to Jesus , not only because they were apt and authoritative , but also because they were picturesque and suggestive . They were germs of allegories and He loved Introduction 9.
... The Fisherman Piping . " The use of proverbs was natural to Jesus , not only because they were apt and authoritative , but also because they were picturesque and suggestive . They were germs of allegories and He loved Introduction 9.
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... sounds " ; but these children of the desert do not depend on rhythm . Living beneath the open sky where the silence is profound and nature is overpowering they have learned to express themselves in 14 Curiosities in Proverbs.
... sounds " ; but these children of the desert do not depend on rhythm . Living beneath the open sky where the silence is profound and nature is overpowering they have learned to express themselves in 14 Curiosities in Proverbs.
الصفحة 15
... nature is overpowering they have learned to express themselves in bold imagery and often with wondrous beauty . The Persians and Chinese , as well as the Arabs , delight in phrasing their thoughts in poetical language . It is difficult ...
... nature is overpowering they have learned to express themselves in bold imagery and often with wondrous beauty . The Persians and Chinese , as well as the Arabs , delight in phrasing their thoughts in poetical language . It is difficult ...
الصفحة 16
... nature is true to herself , and in the face of the most adverse conditions men will sometimes quote an amusing aphorism and droll sayings will suddenly spring into popularity ; indeed some of the wittiest phrases had their origin in ...
... nature is true to herself , and in the face of the most adverse conditions men will sometimes quote an amusing aphorism and droll sayings will suddenly spring into popularity ; indeed some of the wittiest phrases had their origin in ...
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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.