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A Complete Collection of Scotish Proverbs; Explained and Made Intelligible to the English Reader

A Complete Collection of Scotish Proverbs; Explained and Made Intelligible to the English Reader


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1721 Excerpt: ...have some selfish End in it. Eng. The Cat knows whose Lips Jhe licks. 179. It is gone I lov'dyou for. Jocosely spoken by Girls to their Courtiers, when they have had any Loss or Disaster. j 80. It is good to fear the worst, the best will be the welcomer. Fearing the worst will make us careful, and cautious; and if Things succeed better than we expected, the Surprise will be pleasant. Lat. Grata super veniet qua non sperabitur hora. 181. It shall not be for your Ease, and Honour both. Spoken when we threaten to make a Thing done in Opposition to us, either uneasy, or disgraceful to the Authors. This does not come up to the English, Honour and Ease are seldom Bed-fellows. 182. I wish I could put my Finger, where you can put your whole Hand. Intimating that they had much Money. 183. It is ill medling between the Bark and the Rind. It is a troublesome and thankless Office to concern our selves in the Jars, -and Out-falls of near Relations, as Man and Wife, Parents and (Children, &c. 184. It was but their Cloaths that b cast out. That is, the Quarrel was not real, but only with Design, in order to accomplish some End, I Fell put, as Variance. 185. If you will tell your Secret to your Servant, you have made him your Master. For having that hawnk over you hewill be saucy. Lat. Charus erit verri, qui tferrem, tempore quo vult, Atcusare pot eft. 186. If you laugh at your own Sport, the Company will laugh at you. 187. If your Errand come my Gate, you shall be as well ferv'd. Either a Promise, or a Thrcatning, but rather the last. 188. / once gave a Dog cHandsel, and he was hang'd e'er Night. Jocosely spoken to them who ask us Handsel, that is, the first Money for such a Parcel. 189. /// comes often upon worse Back. Spoken when one Misfortune succeeds another. 190....


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  • ISBN-13: 9781153601566
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 88
  • Spine Width: 5 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1153601567
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 172 gr


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