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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الصفحة iii
... turn , and even by the elegance of their imagery , and the tenderness of their sentiment . give a deep insight into domestic life , and open for us the heart of man , in all the various states which he may occupy ; a frequent review of ...
... turn , and even by the elegance of their imagery , and the tenderness of their sentiment . give a deep insight into domestic life , and open for us the heart of man , in all the various states which he may occupy ; a frequent review of ...
الصفحة 24
... turns of thought . The Italians like the French are inclined to use trifling phrases . Many commend honourable dealing and speak in the highest terms of virtue ; some are extremely beautiful in thought and expression , but on the whole ...
... turns of thought . The Italians like the French are inclined to use trifling phrases . Many commend honourable dealing and speak in the highest terms of virtue ; some are extremely beautiful in thought and expression , but on the whole ...
الصفحة 48
... turn from their evil ways . See " Wit and Humour in Proverbs . " " One man's beard is burning , another goes to light his cigarette by " it . " " I much doubt the Creole origin of any proverb 48 Curiosities in Proverbs.
... turn from their evil ways . See " Wit and Humour in Proverbs . " " One man's beard is burning , another goes to light his cigarette by " it . " " I much doubt the Creole origin of any proverb 48 Curiosities in Proverbs.
الصفحة 56
... turn through the reek . ( Gaelic ) . Reek - i.e . , smoke . This saying refers to the old superstitious practice of placing a newly christened child into a basket and passing him over a fire to protect him against the power of evil ...
... turn through the reek . ( Gaelic ) . Reek - i.e . , smoke . This saying refers to the old superstitious practice of placing a newly christened child into a basket and passing him over a fire to protect him against the power of evil ...
الصفحة 61
... Turn over a new leaf . " That will happen in the week of four Thursdays . ( Louisi- ana Creole ) . You will keep your promise when a week has four Thursdays and not before . The beard will pay for the shaving . The work will pay for ...
... Turn over a new leaf . " That will happen in the week of four Thursdays . ( Louisi- ana Creole ) . You will keep your promise when a week has four Thursdays and not before . The beard will pay for the shaving . The work will pay for ...
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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.