A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages and a Complete Alphabetical Index in which are Introduced Large Additions, as Well of Proverbs as of Sayings, Sentences, Maxims, and PhrasesG. Bell, 1888 - 583 pages |
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