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It is a matter of consequence that though the proverbs in each family allude to the same thing, they are in most cases not synonymous. In the chapter on a mother, it is at once evident that most of the proverbs have little or nothing ...
It is a matter of consequence that though the proverbs in each family allude to the same thing, they are in most cases not synonymous. In the chapter on a mother, it is at once evident that most of the proverbs have little or nothing ...
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times aspires, if possible, to marry again, but the Indian widow has no such aspiration, for she is a mere widow, a gow'wwme'fi', a contemptible thing ! Woman's dress plays a part in English proverbs, but it is jewelry which is here the ...
times aspires, if possible, to marry again, but the Indian widow has no such aspiration, for she is a mere widow, a gow'wwme'fi', a contemptible thing ! Woman's dress plays a part in English proverbs, but it is jewelry which is here the ...
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Who cares for theseobsolete childish things ? Perhaps some old grandmother, when telling stories to women and children inside the houses who are half asleep on their mats, may make some use of them. But we men of the nineteenth century, ...
Who cares for theseobsolete childish things ? Perhaps some old grandmother, when telling stories to women and children inside the houses who are half asleep on their mats, may make some use of them. But we men of the nineteenth century, ...
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Proverbs are merciless in their criticism of sinful life, and they always aim at putting things right. As already said, the Indian.mothers nurse their sons and daughters with them. By proverbs satire is pronounced over folly and over ...
Proverbs are merciless in their criticism of sinful life, and they always aim at putting things right. As already said, the Indian.mothers nurse their sons and daughters with them. By proverbs satire is pronounced over folly and over ...
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It is, however, almost equally difiicult to do this with the alphabetic arrangement, if one does not happen to remember the first word, which is often no easy thing, as it may be a most insignificant ward, ...
It is, however, almost equally difiicult to do this with the alphabetic arrangement, if one does not happen to remember the first word, which is often no easy thing, as it may be a most insignificant ward, ...
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Inhalt
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INDEX OF THE FIRST WORD OF EACH PROVERB | 405 |
AN INDEX OF NONINITIAL WORDS FROM THE BODY OF THE PROVERBS | 443 |
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bear beat beauty become better body born Brahmin break bring called carry caste child cloth comes dance daughter death desire destroyed devil drink evil eyes face fall father faults fear find fire first fool fruit gain girl give given goes gold hair hand head heart Hindu hold horse husband India ironically keep king learning leaves live look lost man’s married master meaning measure milk mother mother-in-law mouth never once one’s person poor prosperity proverb quarrel referred rice river ruined seek seen servant snake sorrow speak stone story Tamil tell things thinks thousand tree trouble truth village wedding wicked wife woman women young
Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | A Classical Collection of Tamil Proverbs |
| Autor/in | Herman Jensen |
| Verlag | Routledge, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1136387773, 9781136387777 |
| Länge | 528 Seiten |
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