The Antiquity of Proverbs: Fifty Familiar Proverbs and Folk Sayings with Annotations and Lists of Connected Forms, Found in All Parts of the WorldG. P. Putnam's Sons, 1922 - 329 pagini |
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Pagina xi
... English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases . London , 1906 . HEARN , LAFCADIO . Gombo Zhebes . New York , 1885 . HENDERSON , ALFRED . Latin Proverbs . London , 1869 . HENDERSON , ANDREW . Scottish Proverbs . London , 1876 . HEYWOOD , JOHN ...
... English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases . London , 1906 . HEARN , LAFCADIO . Gombo Zhebes . New York , 1885 . HENDERSON , ALFRED . Latin Proverbs . London , 1869 . HENDERSON , ANDREW . Scottish Proverbs . London , 1876 . HEYWOOD , JOHN ...
Pagina xii
... English , Scotch and Foreign Proverbs . London , 1710 . PERCIVAL , P. Tamil Proverbs . Madras , 1874 . Ramsay , AllaN . A Collection of Scots Proverbs . Edin- burgh and Glasgow , 1797 . RAPAPORT , SAMUEL . Tales and Maxims from the ...
... English , Scotch and Foreign Proverbs . London , 1710 . PERCIVAL , P. Tamil Proverbs . Madras , 1874 . Ramsay , AllaN . A Collection of Scots Proverbs . Edin- burgh and Glasgow , 1797 . RAPAPORT , SAMUEL . Tales and Maxims from the ...
Pagina 36
... English rendering of the proverb and that of the Scotch . He says that the leading idea in both the Scottish version : " A bird in the hand is worth twa fleeing bye " and the English declaration that " A bird in the hand is worth two in ...
... English rendering of the proverb and that of the Scotch . He says that the leading idea in both the Scottish version : " A bird in the hand is worth twa fleeing bye " and the English declaration that " A bird in the hand is worth two in ...
Pagina 42
... ( English ) . An egg of today is better than the fowl of tomorrow . ( Osmanli ) . A pullet in the pen is worth a hundred in the fen . ( English ) . A small benefit obtained is better than a great one in ex- pectation . ( Latin ) . A ...
... ( English ) . An egg of today is better than the fowl of tomorrow . ( Osmanli ) . A pullet in the pen is worth a hundred in the fen . ( English ) . A small benefit obtained is better than a great one in ex- pectation . ( Latin ) . A ...
Pagina 45
... ( English ) . Forty birds that are in the mountain are worth one farthing . ( Osmanli ) . God send you readier meat than running hares . ( English ) . He left the half and did not overtake the whole . ( Hindu- stani ) . He that leaves ...
... ( English ) . Forty birds that are in the mountain are worth one farthing . ( Osmanli ) . God send you readier meat than running hares . ( English ) . He left the half and did not overtake the whole . ( Hindu- stani ) . He that leaves ...
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according ages ALLIED PROVERBS appear Arabian bear become better bird blind called carry century child Chinese comes common crook crow Danish daughter doctor Dutch enemy English evil expression fall father fear feet fire fish follows fool French friendship Gaelic Garhwal German give given goes gold golden hand head heart Hebrew Hindustani hold honest horse Italian JOHN keep King known late Latin live London look Marathi mind Modern Greek mother mouth natural never once origin Osmanli peacock Persian phrase physician Portuguese quoted referred saying Scotch sell Spanish speak stone story swallow tail Tamil tell Telugu things thinks thou thought throw tongue true turn VARIANT PROVERBS wall whistle wise worth young