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... Proverbial Language : An Index ( Berkeley , 1981 ) B. J. Whiting , Proverbs , Sentences , and Proverbial Phrases from English Writings Mainly Before 1500 ( Cambridge , Mass . , 1968 ) 1 Measure for Measure THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY THE 81 ...
... Proverbial Language : An Index ( Berkeley , 1981 ) B. J. Whiting , Proverbs , Sentences , and Proverbial Phrases from English Writings Mainly Before 1500 ( Cambridge , Mass . , 1968 ) 1 Measure for Measure THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY THE 81 ...
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... proverbial , but does not appear to be recorded in proverb - collections . In Drayton's Matilda ( edition of 1594 , C2 ' ) a long passage on the allurements of female beauty , written in proverbial style , includes the lines " The ...
... proverbial , but does not appear to be recorded in proverb - collections . In Drayton's Matilda ( edition of 1594 , C2 ' ) a long passage on the allurements of female beauty , written in proverbial style , includes the lines " The ...
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... proverbial phrase , ' you might be a con- stable for your wit ' ( Tilley C616 ) , is intended to be an ironic joke . 258 go through with all carry out all the duties of the post 264 Eleven i.e. eleven a.m. , a normal time for dinner in ...
... proverbial phrase , ' you might be a con- stable for your wit ' ( Tilley C616 ) , is intended to be an ironic joke . 258 go through with all carry out all the duties of the post 264 Eleven i.e. eleven a.m. , a normal time for dinner in ...
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