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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... Latin Proverbs . London , 1869 . HENDERSON , ANDREW . Scottish Proverbs . London , 1876 . HEYWOOD , JOHN . A Dialogue of the Effectual Proverbs in the English Tongue Concerning Marriage . London , 1562. Reprint . HEYWOOD , JOHN ...
... Latin Proverbs . London , 1869 . HENDERSON , ANDREW . Scottish Proverbs . London , 1876 . HEYWOOD , JOHN . A Dialogue of the Effectual Proverbs in the English Tongue Concerning Marriage . London , 1562. Reprint . HEYWOOD , JOHN ...
Pagina 3
... Latin language was the medium of innumerable Greek phrases that predate their Roman use and they may have been the utterances of unknown philosophers , the fragments of lost historic records , the attributed responses to ancient oracles ...
... Latin language was the medium of innumerable Greek phrases that predate their Roman use and they may have been the utterances of unknown philosophers , the fragments of lost historic records , the attributed responses to ancient oracles ...
Pagina 12
... Latin phrase : " Where the corpse is there will the vulture be . " In the same book ( Job 14 : 19 ) we find the expression— " The waters wear the stones " -which corre- sponds to our modern saying , " Constant drop- ping wears the stone ...
... Latin phrase : " Where the corpse is there will the vulture be . " In the same book ( Job 14 : 19 ) we find the expression— " The waters wear the stones " -which corre- sponds to our modern saying , " Constant drop- ping wears the stone ...
Pagina 42
... ( Latin ) . A crown in the pocket doth you more good than an angel spent . ( English ) . A feather in the hand is better than a bird in the air . ( English ) . An egg of today is better than the fowl of tomorrow . ( Osmanli ) . A pullet ...
... ( Latin ) . A crown in the pocket doth you more good than an angel spent . ( English ) . A feather in the hand is better than a bird in the air . ( English ) . An egg of today is better than the fowl of tomorrow . ( Osmanli ) . A pullet ...
Pagina 43
... ( Latin , Ashanti , Dutch ) . Better a finch in the hand than a parrot in the Indies . ( Portuguese ) . Better a fowl in the hand than two flying . ( English , Scotch ) . Better a lean lintie in the hand than the fat finch on the wand ...
... ( Latin , Ashanti , Dutch ) . Better a finch in the hand than a parrot in the Indies . ( Portuguese ) . Better a fowl in the hand than two flying . ( English , Scotch ) . Better a lean lintie in the hand than the fat finch on the wand ...
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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