A Dictionary of Spanish ProverbsG. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823 - 391 halaman |
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Halaman 13
... poco agua . " To drown oneself in little water . " - To be overcome with trifles . Levibus succumbere malis . Ahora hervia , y ya es agua fria.- " It just now boiled , and now it is cold water . " It is used metaphorically of one who is ...
... poco agua . " To drown oneself in little water . " - To be overcome with trifles . Levibus succumbere malis . Ahora hervia , y ya es agua fria.- " It just now boiled , and now it is cold water . " It is used metaphorically of one who is ...
Halaman 18
... poco le aprovecha guardarla . " It is to little purpose to watch a vicious wo- man . " When a woman is determined upon mischief , her artifices will overcome every diffi- culty . " Pone seram cohibe ; sed quis custodiet ipsos " Custodes ...
... poco le aprovecha guardarla . " It is to little purpose to watch a vicious wo- man . " When a woman is determined upon mischief , her artifices will overcome every diffi- culty . " Pone seram cohibe ; sed quis custodiet ipsos " Custodes ...
Halaman 24
... poco le vale ser esforzado . " It avails little for an unfortunate man to be brave . " The man who is unsuccessful is generally con- sidered to be in the The French say , perd peche . " - " He who loses , sins . " Al dia bueno abrele la ...
... poco le vale ser esforzado . " It avails little for an unfortunate man to be brave . " The man who is unsuccessful is generally con- sidered to be in the The French say , perd peche . " - " He who loses , sins . " Al dia bueno abrele la ...
Halaman 46
... poco pan , tomar primero . " Where there is a scarcity of bread cut first of , the loaf . " Aprendiz de Portugal , no sabe cozer y quiere cortar . " A Portuguese apprentice , who knows not how to sew , and would cut out . " - One of the ...
... poco pan , tomar primero . " Where there is a scarcity of bread cut first of , the loaf . " Aprendiz de Portugal , no sabe cozer y quiere cortar . " A Portuguese apprentice , who knows not how to sew , and would cut out . " - One of the ...
Halaman 84
... poco y cenar mas , dormir en alto y viviras . " Eat little at dinner , less at supper , sleep aloft , and you will live long . " Temperance and liv- ing in good air , free from damps , contribute to prolong our existence . Comer ...
... poco y cenar mas , dormir en alto y viviras . " Eat little at dinner , less at supper , sleep aloft , and you will live long . " Temperance and liv- ing in good air , free from damps , contribute to prolong our existence . Comer ...
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affairs agena ageno agua alludes to persons amigo amor anda año applied asno barba better bien boca boda bolsa bread buen buena bueno buey casa ciento comer como corazon cria daugh devil dexa diablo dinero Dios drink Echar el diablo el lobo expence fond fortune friends gallina gato give guarda hacen hija hijo hombre honor intimates la boca labour live lo que lobo lose madre mala malo mano maravedi married Mas vale mata means metaphorical ex metaphorical expression misfortune mozo muger never one's Oveja padre Palabras paño Parece parida perro piedra pierde pobre poco Poner poor proverb quiere reproof rich ruin Sacar sarten señor SHAK shews Signifying Spain Spaniards speak thing thou tiempo tierra Tomar trae trifling vale viejo viene villano viña vino wine wish woman
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Halaman 163 - There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.
Halaman 160 - And he who, now to sense, now nonsense leaning, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning ; And he whose fustian's so sublimely bad, It is not poetry, but prose run mad : All these, my modest satire bade translate, And own'd that nine such poets made a Tate.
Halaman 88 - The purest treasure mortal times afford Is spotless reputation ; that away, Men are but gilded loam or painted clay.
Halaman 259 - Nil habet infelix paupertas durius in se quam quod ridiculos homines facit. "Exeat...
Halaman 174 - And from Shakespeare she gained a great store of information amongst the rest, that -'Trifles light as air, Are, to the jealous, confirmation strong, As proofs of Holy Writ.
Halaman 204 - Spanish proverb be true, that a fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in another's.
Halaman 304 - O thou invisible spirit of wine ! if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee devil.
Halaman 68 - HAPPY the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire.
Halaman 45 - What though no friends in sable weeds appear, Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then mourn a year, And bear about the mockery of woe To midnight dances, and the public show?
Halaman 92 - Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, health, peace, and competence.