Curiosities in ProverbsG.P. Putman's sons, 1916 - 428 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة 14
... camel which kneels at every man's gate " ( Turkish ) ; " Heaven is at the feet of mothers " ( Persian ) ; " Unfading are are the gardens of kindness " ( Greek ) . The most beautiful proverbs came from the Orient , where the temperament ...
... camel which kneels at every man's gate " ( Turkish ) ; " Heaven is at the feet of mothers " ( Persian ) ; " Unfading are are the gardens of kindness " ( Greek ) . The most beautiful proverbs came from the Orient , where the temperament ...
الصفحة 21
... camel : " There is scarcely any limit , " he declares , in The Land and the Book , " to the proverbs which have been derived from this patient slave and inseparable companion of the Arabs . Its size , and sex , age , colour , habits ...
... camel : " There is scarcely any limit , " he declares , in The Land and the Book , " to the proverbs which have been derived from this patient slave and inseparable companion of the Arabs . Its size , and sex , age , colour , habits ...
الصفحة 35
... camel ; for singing , an ass , " when wishing to describe a neighbour whom he dislikes . Not infrequently quotations are used , as when the Scotch say , " Mair haste the waur speed , ' quo ' the wee tailor to the lang thread , " and the ...
... camel ; for singing , an ass , " when wishing to describe a neighbour whom he dislikes . Not infrequently quotations are used , as when the Scotch say , " Mair haste the waur speed , ' quo ' the wee tailor to the lang thread , " and the ...
الصفحة 68
... camel to sell . The merchant's son went to the camel dealer and inquired the price of the animal . On being told that it could be purchased for a farthing he informed his father , who declared that the price was too high . In time ...
... camel to sell . The merchant's son went to the camel dealer and inquired the price of the animal . On being told that it could be purchased for a farthing he informed his father , who declared that the price was too high . In time ...
الصفحة 79
... camel together and each hung a pannier on its side filled with his goods . As they proceeded on their way the camel occasionally helped itself to vegetables from the greengrocer's pannier , which caused the potter to laugh at his ...
... camel together and each hung a pannier on its side filled with his goods . As they proceeded on their way the camel occasionally helped itself to vegetables from the greengrocer's pannier , which caused the potter to laugh at his ...
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