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 42
... Portuguese ) . A bird in the hand is worth two in the wood . ( English ) . A bird in the hand is worth two on the wing . ( Guernsey ) . A captured bird is worth a thousand on the green . ( Latin ) . A crown in the pocket doth you more ...
... Portuguese ) . A bird in the hand is worth two in the wood . ( English ) . A bird in the hand is worth two on the wing . ( Guernsey ) . A captured bird is worth a thousand on the green . ( Latin ) . A crown in the pocket doth you more ...
Pagina 43
... ( 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 . ( Scotch ) . Better a leveret in the kitchen than a wild boar in the forest . ( Levonian ) ...
... ( 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 . ( Scotch ) . Better a leveret in the kitchen than a wild boar in the forest . ( Levonian ) ...
Pagina 44
... Portuguese ) . One bird in the net is better than a hundred- or thousand -flying . ( Hebrew ) . One bird in your hand is better than ten birds in the sky . ( Ashanti ) . One " here it is , " is better than two " you will get . " ( Irish ) ...
... Portuguese ) . One bird in the net is better than a hundred- or thousand -flying . ( Hebrew ) . One bird in your hand is better than ten birds in the sky . ( Ashanti ) . One " here it is , " is better than two " you will get . " ( Irish ) ...
Pagina 52
... Portuguese , Malay , Behar ) . A scalded dog fears cold water . ( English ) . A snake bite you , an ' you see a lizar ( lizard ) , you mus ' run . ( British Guiana ) . Burnt bairns dread the fire . ( Scotch ) . Having burnt his mouth ...
... Portuguese , Malay , Behar ) . A scalded dog fears cold water . ( English ) . A snake bite you , an ' you see a lizar ( lizard ) , you mus ' run . ( British Guiana ) . Burnt bairns dread the fire . ( Scotch ) . Having burnt his mouth ...
Pagina 60
... Portuguese , Telugu ) . Such as his - referring to his likeness to his father . ( Ku- maun , Garhwal ) . The big dog's nature will be in the pup . ( Gaelic ) . The brave are born from the brave and good . ( Latin ) . The child for whom ...
... Portuguese , Telugu ) . Such as his - referring to his likeness to his father . ( Ku- maun , Garhwal ) . The big dog's nature will be in the pup . ( Gaelic ) . The brave are born from the brave and good . ( Latin ) . The child for whom ...
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The Antiquity of Proverbs: Fifty Familiar Proverbs and Folk Sayings with ... Dwight Edwards Marvin Vizualizare completă - 1922 |
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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