Proverbs: Chiefly Taken from the Adagia of Erasmus, with Explanations; and Further Illustrated by Corresponding Examples from the Spanish, Italian, French & English Languages, Volume 2T. Egerton, 1814 - Proverbs |
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... adage was used when any one by mis- management had brought upon himself any severe calamity . 1 .. Multæ Manus Onus levius reddunt . Many hands make light work . " This is too obvious to need being explained . Of the same kind are ...
... adage was used when any one by mis- management had brought upon himself any severe calamity . 1 .. Multæ Manus Onus levius reddunt . Many hands make light work . " This is too obvious to need being explained . Of the same kind are ...
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... adage advises not to part with what we actually possess , upon the distant prospect of some doubtful or uncer- tain profit ; " e meglio aver hoggi un uovo , che dimana una gallina , " better an egg to - day than a hen to - morrow , or ...
... adage advises not to part with what we actually possess , upon the distant prospect of some doubtful or uncer- tain profit ; " e meglio aver hoggi un uovo , che dimana una gallina , " better an egg to - day than a hen to - morrow , or ...
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... impossible for them to search out means of recovering what they have lost this is buying hope at a dreadfully high price indeed ! The adage also alludes to a custom , B 4 custoin , common , we are told , among the ( 11 )
... impossible for them to search out means of recovering what they have lost this is buying hope at a dreadfully high price indeed ! The adage also alludes to a custom , B 4 custoin , common , we are told , among the ( 11 )
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... adage is of general application . Princes , nobles , bishops , lawyers , soldiers , and the meanest individuals , have each of them their distinct province ; let them fill them worthily . " Each might his several province well command ...
... adage is of general application . Princes , nobles , bishops , lawyers , soldiers , and the meanest individuals , have each of them their distinct province ; let them fill them worthily . " Each might his several province well command ...
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... , and Joan of Arc in modern history , or of the Amazons , who wielded this forbidden weapon with such advantage against their enemies , in defiance of this adage ? € 3 Exi- Exiguum Malum , ingens Bonum . " Ill luck is ( 25 )
... , and Joan of Arc in modern history , or of the Amazons , who wielded this forbidden weapon with such advantage against their enemies , in defiance of this adage ? € 3 Exi- Exiguum Malum , ingens Bonum . " Ill luck is ( 25 )
Common terms and phrases
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 mihi 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 Spaniards say suffer sunt tain taken Theognis thing thou thought tion told tongue vice weep wise wish wretched young
Popular passages
Page 17 - Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : The third day comes a frost, a killing frost ; And,— when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.
Page 144 - It happened at Athens, during a public representation of some play exhibited in honour of the commonwealth, that an old gentleman came too late for a place suitable to his age and quality. Many of the young gentlemen who observed the difficulty and confusion he was in, made signs to him that they would accommodate him if he came where they sat.
Page 34 - Look, where he comes ! Not poppy, nor mandragora, Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world, Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep Which thou ow'dst yesterday.
Page 89 - Ye vagrants of the sky ! your wings extend, Or where the suns arise, or where descend ; To right, to left, unheeded take your way, While I the dictates of high Heaven obey. Without a sign his sword the brave man draws, And asks no omen but his country's cause.
Page 140 - For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind...
Page 131 - It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
Page 73 - Still to be neat, still to be drest, As you were going to a feast ; Still to be powdered, still perfumed: Lady, it is to be presumed, Though art's hid causes are not found, All is not sweet, all is not sound. Give me a look, give me a face; That makes simplicity a grace ; Robes loosely flowing, hair as free : Such sweet neglect more taketh me, Than all the adulteries of art ; They strike mine eyes, but not my heart.
Page 169 - I am an Englishman, and naked I stand here, Musing in my mind what raiment I shall wear, For now I will wear this, and now I will wear that, And now I will wear I cannot tell what.
Page 74 - The major domo, who conducted the princess, received the gloves very graciously ; but, when the stockings were presented, he flung them away with great indignation, and severely reprimanded the magistrates for this egregious piece of indecency. Know, says he, that a queen of Spain has no legs...
Page 199 - Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise : and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.