A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages, and a Complete Alphabetical IndexG. Bell and sons, 1899 - 583 pages |
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... fool , a dog , a horse , & c . will come together . The method I have made choice of , is this : First , I have culled out the pro- verbs belonging to three heads or common - places , because they are very numerous , and put by ...
... fool , a dog , a horse , & c . will come together . The method I have made choice of , is this : First , I have culled out the pro- verbs belonging to three heads or common - places , because they are very numerous , and put by ...
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... fool always ; every one sometimes . A fool is fulsome . A fool demands much ; but he's a greater that gives it . Fools tie knots , and wise men loose them . If fools went not to market , bad ware would not be sold . Span . One fool ...
... fool always ; every one sometimes . A fool is fulsome . A fool demands much ; but he's a greater that gives it . Fools tie knots , and wise men loose them . If fools went not to market , bad ware would not be sold . Span . One fool ...
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... fool never . - Span . Il sabio muda consejo , il necio , no . It is better to sit with a wise man in prison , than with a fool in paradise . Russ . None is so wise but the fool overtakes him . Better to have than to wish . Better it be ...
... fool never . - Span . Il sabio muda consejo , il necio , no . It is better to sit with a wise man in prison , than with a fool in paradise . Russ . None is so wise but the fool overtakes him . Better to have than to wish . Better it be ...
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... fool by the hand . her or him . i . e . Marries He that's needy when he is married , shall be rich when he is buried . Who weds ere he be wise , shall die ere he thrive . ' Tis hard to wive and thrive both in a year . Better be half ...
... fool by the hand . her or him . i . e . Marries He that's needy when he is married , shall be rich when he is buried . Who weds ere he be wise , shall die ere he thrive . ' Tis hard to wive and thrive both in a year . Better be half ...
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... fool , quoth Pedley . This Pedley was a natural fool himself , and yet had usually this expres- sion in his mouth . Indeed , none are more ready to pity the folly of others , than those who have but a small measure of wit themselves . H ...
... fool , quoth Pedley . This Pedley was a natural fool himself , and yet had usually this expres- sion in his mouth . Indeed , none are more ready to pity the folly of others , than those who have but a small measure of wit themselves . H ...
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