Proverbial Folk-loreR.J. Clark, 1881 - 173 pagine |
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Pagina 59
... example Beneficium accipere est libertatem vendere . He lays down his liberty , who lays himself under obligations . Ex quovis ligno non fit Mercurius , which may be paraphrased , You cant make a silk purse out of a sow's ear . but ...
... example Beneficium accipere est libertatem vendere . He lays down his liberty , who lays himself under obligations . Ex quovis ligno non fit Mercurius , which may be paraphrased , You cant make a silk purse out of a sow's ear . but ...
Pagina 143
... examples where , as in many epigrams , the apparent meaning suddenly changes to the opposite . As for example in 143.
... examples where , as in many epigrams , the apparent meaning suddenly changes to the opposite . As for example in 143.
Pagina 159
Alan Benjamin Cheales. puts things ? Take this example . It is a well known , and often used expression , For differing creeds let godless bigots fight , His cant be wrong whose life is in the right . Not to notice the somewhat ...
Alan Benjamin Cheales. puts things ? Take this example . It is a well known , and often used expression , For differing creeds let godless bigots fight , His cant be wrong whose life is in the right . Not to notice the somewhat ...
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American cousins answer better Beware bread Camarina cant Charity church Church of Rome dangerous dear divine doctor doth doubt English epigram evil fair famous fool French say Friday friendship gentleman give gold half hand happy hath heart Heaven Hobson's choice honour horse Hudibras Ibycus instance Italians John Bunyan keep kind King King Mob lady late lawyer live Lord Lord Lytton Malaprop man's marriage marry Matthew Henry maxim mind neighbour never observed once perhaps poet polygamy poor Pope Prov proverbs quoted rain remarked rich Scotch Scripture sentiment shalt sins sometimes speak steal Surrey talk Talmud tell Tenterden thee There's things thou Three Theological Virtues tongue true truth Twill virtue warn weather wife wind wisdom wise woman women words worth young