Curiosities in ProverbsG.P. Putman's sons, 1916 - 428 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة 47
... ( Bengalese ) . " A jest driven too far brings home hate . " ( English ) . Great doings at Gregory's ; heated the oven twice for a custard . ( English ) . A sarcastic reference to one who seeks notoriety by display . Having a mouth and ...
... ( Bengalese ) . " A jest driven too far brings home hate . " ( English ) . Great doings at Gregory's ; heated the oven twice for a custard . ( English ) . A sarcastic reference to one who seeks notoriety by display . Having a mouth and ...
الصفحة 49
... ( Bengalese ) . My intentions were good , but the results of my action were evil . It's past joking when the head's off . ( Scotch ) . " Neat but not gaudy , " as the devil said when he painted his tail sky - blue . ( English ) . Ten in ...
... ( Bengalese ) . My intentions were good , but the results of my action were evil . It's past joking when the head's off . ( Scotch ) . " Neat but not gaudy , " as the devil said when he painted his tail sky - blue . ( English ) . Ten in ...
الصفحة 56
... ( Bengalese ) . He is a good man and shows his goodness by con- tinuing to walk in the paths of virtue . He is driving his hogs over Swarston bridge . ( English ) . Swarston bridge being long and narrow , hogs when driven over were so ...
... ( Bengalese ) . He is a good man and shows his goodness by con- tinuing to walk in the paths of virtue . He is driving his hogs over Swarston bridge . ( English ) . Swarston bridge being long and narrow , hogs when driven over were so ...
الصفحة 58
... ( Bengalese ) . I have had a dream that I cannot recall , or one that I ought not to relate . In the evening a red man is black . ( Oji - West African ) . Among Europeans people are designated as blondes or brunettes , so among the ...
... ( Bengalese ) . I have had a dream that I cannot recall , or one that I ought not to relate . In the evening a red man is black . ( Oji - West African ) . Among Europeans people are designated as blondes or brunettes , so among the ...
الصفحة 59
... friend , twice to a friend , but thrice - and it is his fatal day . ( Modern Greek ) . A man can pardon a friend's offence once and even twice , but not a third time . I One's own pedal proves a crocodile . ( Bengalese Obscure Proverbs 59.
... friend , twice to a friend , but thrice - and it is his fatal day . ( Modern Greek ) . A man can pardon a friend's offence once and even twice , but not a third time . I One's own pedal proves a crocodile . ( Bengalese Obscure Proverbs 59.
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