Select Proverbs of All Nations: Illustrated with Notes and Comments

ancient belly better Boy Bishop bread called church Congleton country of blind Crediton cuckold cuckoo custom D'Israeli dead devil door doth drink eggs enemy England evil fair fear fire fish folly fool formerly fortune French Ghost give goes hand hang hath heart Hobson's choice honour horns horse husband Ital Italian Julius Cæsar keep king kiss knave knows Ladies of pleasure laughs live London maid man's married means meat mouth nature never observed pastimes person plough poor Poverty proverb Publius Syrus purse quintain quoth rich Scotch Scotland servants Skimmington Spanish speak Syrus Tenterden thing thou truth Vicar of Bray Vulgar Errors wear Weeping Cross wife wine wisdom wise witches woman women words worse young