A hand-book of proverbs. Comprising an entire re-publication of Ray's collection of English proverbs, with his additions from foreign languages. And a complete alphabetical index; in which are introduced large additions, as well of proverbs as of sayings, sentences, maxims, and phrases / [Henry George Bohn].

  • Bohn, Henry G. (Henry George), 1796-1884.
Date:
1875
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Credit: A hand-book of proverbs. Comprising an entire re-publication of Ray's collection of English proverbs, with his additions from foreign languages. And a complete alphabetical index; in which are introduced large additions, as well of proverbs as of sayings, sentences, maxims, and phrases / [Henry George Bohn]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [Tie lion’s not half so fierce as he’s painted. Minuunt prccsentia fcimarn, is a true rule. Things are represented at a istance much to their advantage, beyond their just proportion and ment. • ame is a magnifying glass. Some say, The devil’s not half so black as le’s painted. Svery One as they like best, as the good man said when he kissed his cow. like- will to like (as the devil said to the collier). Or, As the scabbed ’squire said to the mangy knight, when they both met over a dish of buttered fish. Ogni simile appetisce il suo simile.—Ital. Chacun cherche son semblable; ar, demande sa sorte— Fr. Cascus cascam ducit, i. e. vetulus anum. Sig- 'lijlcat a. similis similem delectat.—Cadaovelha com sua parelha. xor . Like lips, like lettuce. _ , Similes habent labra lactucas. A thistle is a salad fit for an ass s me uth . We use when we would signify that things happen to people which aie suitable to them, or which they deserve as when a dull scholar happens tc i stupid or ignorant master, a froward wife to a peevish husband, &c. Dig- mm pateUd operculum. Like priest, like people; and. on the contrary, rhese proverbs are always taken in the worse sense. Tal came tal coltello. —Ital. Like flesh, like knife. Like master, like man. Ruyn sehor cria ruyn sei'vidor. Span. Like priest, like people. Ad un popolo pazzo, un prete spiritato. Ital. Like saint, like offering. Tal para qual Pedro para Juan. Span. Like carpenter, like chips. Qual es el rey, tal es la grey. Span. Trim tram ; like master, like man. Tel maitre tel valet— Fr. Tali' abbate tali i monachl—Ital. They are so like, that they are the worse for it. A liquorish tone is the purse’s canker. A liquorish tongue, a liquorish tail. Listeners hear no good of themselves. A little pot’s soon hot. Little persons are commonly choleric. , Little things are pretty. X<i(U£ (icuoioiv aTrrjdti. Little bodies have great souls. A little more breaks a horse’s back. Some say, The last feather, &c. El asno sufre la larga, no la sobre ca^ fa.— Span. A cobifa rompre o saco.—Port.