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 13
... crow become white by eating camphor ? " A phrase that George Herbert ( 1639 ) rendered " The bath of a blackamoor hath sworn not to whiten . " The phrase " Skin for skin " ( Job 2 : 4 ) was probably a well - known expression , which ...
... crow become white by eating camphor ? " A phrase that George Herbert ( 1639 ) rendered " The bath of a blackamoor hath sworn not to whiten . " The phrase " Skin for skin " ( Job 2 : 4 ) was probably a well - known expression , which ...
Pagina 44
... crow flesh that is to be had near is better than the peacock flesh that is far off . ( Singalese ) . Give me wool today and take sheep tomorrow . ( Arabian ) . Hoping for something still in the womb , while abandoning that which is in ...
... crow flesh that is to be had near is better than the peacock flesh that is far off . ( Singalese ) . Give me wool today and take sheep tomorrow . ( Arabian ) . Hoping for something still in the womb , while abandoning that which is in ...
Pagina 59
... crows so the young bird chirrups . ( English ) . As the old bird sings so the young ones twitter . ( German , Danish ) . As the potter so the pitcher and as the father so the son , ( Marathi ) . Even in animals there exists the spirit ...
... crows so the young bird chirrups . ( English ) . As the old bird sings so the young ones twitter . ( German , Danish ) . As the potter so the pitcher and as the father so the son , ( Marathi ) . Even in animals there exists the spirit ...
Pagina 61
... crow , bad egg . ( Greek , Sanskrit ) . Durag's stick ( i.e. according to her height ) and as mother so daughter . ( Kashmiri ) . Ewe followeth ewe , as the acts of the mother so are the acts of the daughter . ( Hebrew ) . From the sow ...
... crow , bad egg . ( Greek , Sanskrit ) . Durag's stick ( i.e. according to her height ) and as mother so daughter . ( Kashmiri ) . Ewe followeth ewe , as the acts of the mother so are the acts of the daughter . ( Hebrew ) . From the sow ...
Pagina 64
... a cuckoo and cause the crow grief and disappointment - i.e . will put ashes on the face , that being the common sign of mourning and distress of mind in the East . The meaning is that a cuckoo will be a cuckoo 64 Proverbs Annotated.
... a cuckoo and cause the crow grief and disappointment - i.e . will put ashes on the face , that being the common sign of mourning and distress of mind in the East . The meaning is that a cuckoo will be a cuckoo 64 Proverbs Annotated.
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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