Curiosities in ProverbsG.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 . They 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 ...
... turn , and even by the elegance of their imagery , and the tenderness of their sentiment . They 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 ...
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 . ( English ) . The work ...
... 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 . ( English ) . The work ...
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African Arabian Arabs asked Assamese beard beauty Behar Bengalese better Bible bird blind 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 INDIANENSIS 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 SIGILLUM simile snake sneeze sometimes Spanish stone tail Tamil Telugu Testament thee things Thomas Tusser thou tomorrow tongue tree Turkish Urdu weather weaver Welsh wife wind wise woman words Yule