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... gives for the good of his soul , what he cannot eat . " A taunt upon those who only give away what they cannot make use of themselves . Aballa pastor , las espaldas al sol.— " Shepherd , turn the backs of your flock to the sun . " - In ...
... gives for the good of his soul , what he cannot eat . " A taunt upon those who only give away what they cannot make use of themselves . Aballa pastor , las espaldas al sol.— " Shepherd , turn the backs of your flock to the sun . " - In ...
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... give scandal . A fuer de Aragon , buen servicio mal galardon.- " According to the custom of Aragon , good service has a bad reward . " - This happens in other places besides Aragon . A fuerza de villano , hierro en medio.- " Against the ...
... give scandal . A fuer de Aragon , buen servicio mal galardon.- " According to the custom of Aragon , good service has a bad reward . " - This happens in other places besides Aragon . A fuerza de villano , hierro en medio.- " Against the ...
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A gran salto , gran quebranto . " A great leap gives a great shake . " - Great risks occasion great anxieties . Agua al higo y ā la pera vino.- " Water to the fig , and wine to the pear . " -- Advice to drink water with the fig , and ...
A gran salto , gran quebranto . " A great leap gives a great shake . " - Great risks occasion great anxieties . Agua al higo y ā la pera vino.- " Water to the fig , and wine to the pear . " -- Advice to drink water with the fig , and ...
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... give more than he asked . " " A grateful mind " By owing owes not , but still pays . " MILTON .. A la hambre no hay pan malo.- " To the hungry man , no bread is bad . " - We say " hunger is good sauce ; " or , " hungry dogs will eat ...
... give more than he asked . " " A grateful mind " By owing owes not , but still pays . " MILTON .. A la hambre no hay pan malo.- " To the hungry man , no bread is bad . " - We say " hunger is good sauce ; " or , " hungry dogs will eat ...
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... Give a clown your foot , he'll take you by the hand . " - That is , if you give some folks an inch they'll take an ell . Nimia familiaritas licentiam facit . A la larga el galgo ā la liebre mata . " In the long run the greyhound kills ...
... Give a clown your foot , he'll take you by the hand . " - That is , if you give some folks an inch they'll take an ell . Nimia familiaritas licentiam facit . A la larga el galgo ā la liebre mata . " In the long run the greyhound kills ...
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affairs agena agua alludes to persons amigo amor anda aņo applied asno barba better bien boca boda bolsa bread buen buena bueno buey casa ciento comer como corazon cria daugh devil diablo dinero Dios drink Echar el diablo el lobo expence fond fortune friends gallina gato give guarda hija hijo hombre honor intimates la boca labour live lleva 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 paņo Parece parida perro piedra pierde pobre poco Poner poor proverb quiere racter reproof rich ruin Sacar sarten seņor SHAK shews signifies Spain Spaniards speak thing thou tiempo tierra Tomar trae tres trifling vale viejo viene villano viņa vino wine wish woman
Popular passages
Page 206 - Spanish proverb be true, that a fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in another's.
Page 246 - Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten.
Page 28 - I'll tell you, friend! a wise man and a fool. You'll find, if once the monarch acts the monk, Or, cobbler-like, the parson will be drunk, Worth makes the man, and want of it, the fellow; The rest is all but leather or prunella.
Page 165 - 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.
Page 306 - O thou invisible spirit of wine ! if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee devil.
Page 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.
Page 88 - The purest treasure mortal times afford Is spotless reputation ; that away, Men are but gilded loam or painted clay.
Page 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?
Page 92 - Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, health, peace, and competence.
Page 83 - The latent tracts, the giddy heights, explore Of all who blindly creep, or sightless soar; Eye Nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, And catch the manners living as they rise ; Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, But vindicate the ways of God to man.