Curiosities in ProverbsG.P. Putman's sons, 1916 - 428 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة vii
... Expressions , and Popular Rhymes of Scotland . London , 1896 . CHRISTIAN , JOHN . Behar Proverbs . London , 1891 . CHRISTY , ROBERT . Proverbs , Maxims , and Phrases of All Ages . 2 volumes . New York and London , 1907 . COHEN , A ...
... Expressions , and Popular Rhymes of Scotland . London , 1896 . CHRISTIAN , JOHN . Behar Proverbs . London , 1891 . CHRISTY , ROBERT . Proverbs , Maxims , and Phrases of All Ages . 2 volumes . New York and London , 1907 . COHEN , A ...
الصفحة 1
... expression often repeated . " Old it must be and common , for a verbal statement , no matter how wise or witty it may be , rarely becomes a proverb until it is certified by the voice of the people . Three hundred and fifty years ago ...
... expression often repeated . " Old it must be and common , for a verbal statement , no matter how wise or witty it may be , rarely becomes a proverb until it is certified by the voice of the people . Three hundred and fifty years ago ...
الصفحة 3
... expression in his novels ; the preachers of the Reformation used the aphorisms of the people with telling effect in their warnings and exhortations ; John Knox , Bishop Latimer , Jeremy Taylor , Matthew Henry , and a host of others ...
... expression in his novels ; the preachers of the Reformation used the aphorisms of the people with telling effect in their warnings and exhortations ; John Knox , Bishop Latimer , Jeremy Taylor , Matthew Henry , and a host of others ...
الصفحة 6
... expressing dire judgment on evil - doers , they were useful both for admonition and warning . The Hebrews re- garded themselves as set apart by God as a peculiar people , a holy nation ; they would there- fore naturally feel that the ...
... expressing dire judgment on evil - doers , they were useful both for admonition and warning . The Hebrews re- garded themselves as set apart by God as a peculiar people , a holy nation ; they would there- fore naturally feel that the ...
الصفحة 15
... expression . Men cannot speak lightly of the feebleness of old age , the certainty of death , nor of their personal relation to God ; they cannot connect maxims that commend worldly sagacity and business cunning with the flight of time ...
... expression . Men cannot speak lightly of the feebleness of old age , the certainty of death , nor of their personal relation to God ; they cannot connect maxims that commend worldly sagacity and business cunning with the flight of time ...
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