Proverbs: Chiefly Taken from the Adagia of Erasmus, with Explanations; and Further Illustrated by Corresponding Examples from the Spanish, Italian, French & English Languages, 2권T. Egerton, 1814 |
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... hands make light work . " This is too obvious to need being explained . Of the same kind are , " Two heads are better than one , or why do folks marry ? " and " in a mul- titude of counsellors , there is safety . " But the oppo- B.3 ...
... hands make light work . " This is too obvious to need being explained . Of the same kind are , " Two heads are better than one , or why do folks marry ? " and " in a mul- titude of counsellors , there is safety . " But the oppo- B.3 ...
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... hand is worth two in the bush . " It would be worse than madness in any one in possession of a competence , or exercising successfully any business or profession to hazard all in pursuit of some new scheme , which however promis- ing in ...
... hand is worth two in the bush . " It would be worse than madness in any one in possession of a competence , or exercising successfully any business or profession to hazard all in pursuit of some new scheme , which however promis- ing in ...
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... hand On pyramids of brass , and ruins quite What all the fond artificers did think Immortal workmanship . He sends his worms To books , to old records , and they devour Th ' inscriptions ; he loves ingratitude , For he destroys the ...
... hand On pyramids of brass , and ruins quite What all the fond artificers did think Immortal workmanship . He sends his worms To books , to old records , and they devour Th ' inscriptions ; he loves ingratitude , For he destroys the ...
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... While signs were in fashion , Bacchus astride on his tun , and ample bunches of grapes , with their hand- some foliage , were also very general designa- VOL . II . C tions tions of the good liquor that was to be had ( 21 )
... While signs were in fashion , Bacchus astride on his tun , and ample bunches of grapes , with their hand- some foliage , were also very general designa- VOL . II . C tions tions of the good liquor that was to be had ( 21 )
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... suited to their talents . Artificers are careful to make choice of materials fit for the work they have in hand , whether metal , stone , or wood ; using the coarser coarser sort for rough and common articles , the finer ( 24 )
... suited to their talents . Artificers are careful to make choice of materials fit for the work they have in hand , whether metal , stone , or wood ; using the coarser coarser sort for rough and common articles , the finer ( 24 )
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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 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
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17 페이지 - 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.
144 페이지 - 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.
34 페이지 - 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.
89 페이지 - 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.
140 페이지 - 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...
131 페이지 - It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
73 페이지 - 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.
169 페이지 - 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.
74 페이지 - 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...
199 페이지 - Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise : and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.