A Dictionary of Spanish ProverbsG. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823 - 391 halaman |
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Halaman 9
... soon be found . " Semper enim refice ; aut ne post amissa requiras . A dos palabras , tres porradas . " For every two words three blunders . " - Said of those who talk much nonsense . " He who now to sense , now nonsense leaning ...
... soon be found . " Semper enim refice ; aut ne post amissa requiras . A dos palabras , tres porradas . " For every two words three blunders . " - Said of those who talk much nonsense . " He who now to sense , now nonsense leaning ...
Halaman 13
... veràs quien es cada uno.— " With garlick and pure wine you will soon see what every man is . " - The Spaniards apply this proverb to mixed parties , who wish to know one another supposing the vulgar will use garlick , and AG 13 AJ.
... veràs quien es cada uno.— " With garlick and pure wine you will soon see what every man is . " - The Spaniards apply this proverb to mixed parties , who wish to know one another supposing the vulgar will use garlick , and AG 13 AJ.
Halaman 18
... soon make him repent . Femina si insultat tu hamum laxare me- mento . A la muger casada , no la dés de la barba.- " Do not nod at a married woman . " - That is , do not make any signs for the purpose of allure- ment . The Spaniards are ...
... soon make him repent . Femina si insultat tu hamum laxare me- mento . A la muger casada , no la dés de la barba.- " Do not nod at a married woman . " - That is , do not make any signs for the purpose of allure- ment . The Spaniards are ...
Halaman 20
... soon decay and wither . Old age A las barbas con dineros , honra hacen los cavelleros . " Beards and money do honor to gentlemen . " alone is not sufficient to command re- spect ; it must be supported by wealth and honor . It is also ...
... soon decay and wither . Old age A las barbas con dineros , honra hacen los cavelleros . " Beards and money do honor to gentlemen . " alone is not sufficient to command re- spect ; it must be supported by wealth and honor . It is also ...
Halaman 29
... soon get corrupted . Al hombre viejo , mudale tierra y dará el pellejo . " - " Remove an old man from his native place , and he will leave you his skin . " When a man has grown old in his native country , it is dan- gerous to leave it ...
... soon get corrupted . Al hombre viejo , mudale tierra y dará el pellejo . " - " Remove an old man from his native place , and he will leave you his skin . " When a man has grown old in his native country , it is dan- gerous to leave it ...
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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.