Proverbs, Chiefly Taken from the Adagia of Erasmus, with Explanations and Further Illustrated by Corresponding Examples from the Spanish, Italian, French and English LanguagesT. Egerton, 1814 - 139 pagini |
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Pagina 14
... young people ; " maxima debetur pueris reverentia : " and " Nil dictu fœdum visuve hæc limina tangat Intra quæ puer est . " we should reverence youth ; that is , we should take take care that nothing be said or done in their ( 14 )
... young people ; " maxima debetur pueris reverentia : " and " Nil dictu fœdum visuve hæc limina tangat Intra quæ puer est . " we should reverence youth ; that is , we should take take care that nothing be said or done in their ( 14 )
Pagina 38
... quæ non sperabitur hora , " a day of relief beyond expectation may come , and turn a lowering morning to a fair afternoon ; or at the worst , death will at length put an end to our misery , and when a traveller arrives at the end of his ...
... quæ non sperabitur hora , " a day of relief beyond expectation may come , and turn a lowering morning to a fair afternoon ; or at the worst , death will at length put an end to our misery , and when a traveller arrives at the end of his ...
Pagina 93
... quæ sæpe transfertur non coalescit , " the tree that is often moved does not thrive . Anus Hircum olet . " How like a goat she smells , " said of libi- dinous old women . The phrase , therefore , taken originally from the Greeks , is ...
... quæ sæpe transfertur non coalescit , " the tree that is often moved does not thrive . Anus Hircum olet . " How like a goat she smells , " said of libi- dinous old women . The phrase , therefore , taken originally from the Greeks , is ...
Pagina 112
... quæ habent , sed etiam timore amittendi ea , " they are not only tormented with an incessant desire of in- creasing their wealth , but with the fear of losing that which they possess . They believe that all with whom they have any ...
... quæ habent , sed etiam timore amittendi ea , " they are not only tormented with an incessant desire of in- creasing their wealth , but with the fear of losing that which they possess . They believe that all with whom they have any ...
Pagina 121
... Quæ dolent ea molestum est contingere . " You touched him in a tender part , " and brought to his memory some instance of vice or folly he would gladly have forgotten . This , however , is equally a breach of good manners , as it would ...
... Quæ dolent ea molestum est contingere . " You touched him in a tender part , " and brought to his memory some instance of vice or folly he would gladly have forgotten . This , however , is equally a breach of good manners , as it would ...
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acquainted acquired adage Æsop Amyclas Anaxagoras ancients apothegm applied to persons Aulus Gellius bear become better Cato censure Cicero contempt courage cure death deserve diseases disgrace doth enemy envy Epictetus esteemed evil exer expected eyes fall false friend fame favour fear folly fool fortune frequently friends give Grecians habet hath hear honour horse inhabitants Jupiter kind la boca labour learned liquit live Malum means medicine ment Milesians mind mischief miserable misfortunes mouth Mulier necessary neighbour never nihil Nile obtained occasion opinion perhaps Pericles Philip of Macedon phrase physician Plautus pleasure Plutarch poet Polycrates poor possess poverty procuring proverb quæ quam Quid quod racter rich semper serpent servants shew Spaniards say suffer sunt tain taken Theognis thing thou thought Tiberius tion told tongue vice weep wise wish wretched young