 | John Ray - 1768 - 586 Seiten
...Porco, gdmbe diCer-vo. Ital. To travel fafely through the world a man muft have a Falcon's eye, an Afs's ears, an Ape's face, a . Merchant's words, a Camel's back, a Hog's mouth, and a Hart's legs. • It would make a man fcratch where it doth not itch, To fee a man live poor to die rich. • , /... | |
 | 1817 - 336 Seiten
...asina, viso di scimia, parole di mercante, spolie di camelo, bocea di parco, gambe di cerno. Ital. To travel safely through the world a man must have...a camel's back, a hog's mouth, and a hart's legs. It would make a man scratch where it doth not itch, To see a man live poor to die rich. Out of Dr.... | |
 | John Ray - 1818 - 318 Seiten
...afino, viso di scimia, parole di mercante, spolie di camelo, bocea, di porto, garnie di cervo. Ital. To travel safely through the world a man must have...merchant's words, a camel's back, a hog's mouth, and a barfs legs. It would make a man scratch where it doth not itch, To see a man live poor to die rich.... | |
 | John Wade - 1824 - 258 Seiten
...a soldier ambition, is to take off' his spurs. To promise, and give nothing, is comfort for a fool. To travel safely through the world, a man must have a falcon's eye, an ass's ears, an ape's face, a merehant's words, a camel's back, a hog's mouth, and a hart's legs. — .ltalian. To throw pearls before... | |
 | Scottish proverbs - 1832 - 628 Seiten
...thy knife : With a black man, keep thy wife. To travel safely through the world, a man would require, A falcon's eye, An ass's ears, An ape's face, A merchant's...A camel's back, A hog's mouth, And a hart's legs. From the Italian. USEFUL EXTRACTS THE WORKS OF THOS. TUSSER : Lond. 1573. Properties of the Winds at... | |
 | William Mountford - 1852 - 400 Seiten
...she has lost it; and a man does not know what a loss home is till he is on a journey. And then, too, to travel safely through the world, a man must have a falcon's eye, an ass's ears, a merchant's words, a camel's back, and the mouth of a hog. And I am sure that you are too good a man... | |
 | William Mountford - 1852 - 408 Seiten
...she has lost it ; and a man does not know what a loss home is till he is on a journey. And then, too, to travel safely through the world, a man must have a falcon's eye, an ass's ears, a merchant's words, a camel's back, and the mouth of a hog. And I am sure that you are too good a man... | |
 | Frederick James Furnivall - 1868 - 746 Seiten
...proverb in Ray, where a Camel's back is substituted for the Ass's, and an Ass's ears for the Cow's : " To travel safely through the world, a man must have a falcon's eye, an ass's cars, an ape's face, a merchant's words, a camel's back, a hog's mouth, and a hart's legs." Boh/i's... | |
 | Andrew Henderson - 1876 - 242 Seiten
...thy knife : With a black man, keep thy wife. To travel safely through the world, a man would require, A falcon's eye, An ass's ears, An ape's face, A merchant's...A camel's back, A hog's mouth, And a hart's legs. From the Italian. USEFUL EXTRACTS FROM THE WORKS OF THOS. TUSSER : Lond. 1573. Properties of the Winds... | |
 | Edward Arber - 1877 - 668 Seiten
...travel safely through the world ; it behoveth him to have a falcon's eye, an ass's ears, a monkey's face, a merchant's words, a camel's back, a hog's mouth, and a deer's feet." Sir HENRY WOTTON, in his Letters, mentions twice the answer that was given to him by... | |
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To travel safely through the world, a man must have a falcon's eye, an ass's ears, an ape's face, a merchant's words, a camel's back, a hog's mouth, and a hart's legs. 
