Curiosities in ProverbsG.P. Putman's sons, 1916 - 428 من الصفحات |
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... what reason is there in the Italian phrase , " He has done like the Perugian who , when his head was broken , ran home for a helmet , " or the Scotch sentence , " Wipe wi ' the water and wash wi ' the towel , " I INTRODUCTION.
... what reason is there in the Italian phrase , " He has done like the Perugian who , when his head was broken , ran home for a helmet , " or the Scotch sentence , " Wipe wi ' the water and wash wi ' the towel , " I INTRODUCTION.
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... head by day as much as you will , by night as much as you can " ; yet there was a reason for the admonition , as draughts of cold air constantly found their way through the cracks and crevices of houses . In old Spain people who early ...
... head by day as much as you will , by night as much as you can " ; yet there was a reason for the admonition , as draughts of cold air constantly found their way through the cracks and crevices of houses . In old Spain people who early ...
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... head's off . ( Scotch ) . " Neat but not gaudy , " as the devil said when he painted his tail sky - blue . ( English ) . Ten in the pocket ; ten in the heart ; ten in the pillow . ( Kashmiri ) . The man keeps his own counsel and it is ...
... head's off . ( Scotch ) . " Neat but not gaudy , " as the devil said when he painted his tail sky - blue . ( English ) . Ten in the pocket ; ten in the heart ; ten in the pillow . ( Kashmiri ) . The man keeps his own counsel and it is ...
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... heads for a zuz , a hundred lips for nothing . ( Hebrew ) . The ancient Hebrews held that every man should learn a trade , but as some trades were more honourable and profitable than others it was a father's duty to teach his son a ...
... heads for a zuz , a hundred lips for nothing . ( Hebrew ) . The ancient Hebrews held that every man should learn a trade , but as some trades were more honourable and profitable than others it was a father's duty to teach his son a ...
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... head . Even a river will forgive three offences . ( Telugu ) . A drowning man is supposed to sink three times before finally disappearing from sight . Every hog has his St. Martin's day . ( Spanish ) . The season for killing hogs in ...
... head . Even a river will forgive three offences . ( Telugu ) . A drowning man is supposed to sink three times before finally disappearing from sight . Every hog has his St. Martin's day . ( Spanish ) . The season for killing hogs in ...
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