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Title: A dictionary of English proverbs and proverbial phrases

with a copious index of principal words

Compiler: Thomas Preston

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Language: English

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DICTIONARY

OF

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A

DICTIONARY

OF

English Proverbs

AND

Proverbial Phrases

WITH

A COPIOUS INDEX OF PRINCIPAL WORDS

SELECTED AND ARRANGED

BY THE AUTHOR OF
'A DICTIONARY OF DAILY BLUNDERS,'
'A HANDY BOOK OF SYNONYMS,'
ETC. ETC.

LONDON: WHITTAKER & CO.

"The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs."—Lord Bacon.

PREFACE.

Long before writing and books were in common use, proverbs were the principal means of imparting instruction. In modern times there is not so much need to apply these old sayings as a means of educating the people, but they are still constantly met with in the newspapers and in general literature, and they are rightly considered as "The texts of common life."

The late Earl Russell very aptly described a proverb as "The wisdom of many and the wit of one." We value proverbs chiefly as moral maxims teaching some practical lesson set forth in concise, pithy sentences, which are fixed in the memory without effort, and retained without being burdensome. They have been found useful for guidance in almost every condition of life; but, on the other hand, it is quite true that many dangerous precepts have been propounded in proverbs, and some of the older ones gave such questionable advice, or were couched in such objectionable language, that they have been very properly omitted from every collection intended, as this is, for general use. Other old proverbs have become obsolete, and as their meaning is now obscure, they have not been included in the Dictionary.

This series of "Handy Books" would hardly be complete without a collection of English Proverbs. Many books on the subject have been written, but it is hoped that this collection will, in some respects, be found to be an improvement on all its predecessors. Like The Dictionary of Daily Blunders, this Dictionary of English Proverbs has been framed so as to enable the reader to find what he wants without difficulty. The Dictionary itself is arranged according to the principal words, and there is also a Copious Index of additional principal words.

Other modern collections profess to give an "Alphabetical Index," but such an index is of little use when we find that it is framed on the rule that because a proverb begins with the article A, it should therefore be indexed under that letter. As, "A bald head is soon shaven." In another similar Index we find the proverb, "'Tis the second blow makes the fray," inserted under the letter T. In one index of this kind there are no less than twenty-two pages of A's and almost as many of The's. Indeed the whole index is compiled without the slightest regard to the subject of the proverbs. On this subject Disraeli, in his essay on the "Philosophy of Proverbs," says "The arrangement of proverbs has baffled the ingenuity of every one of their collectors. Ray, after long premeditation, has chosen a system with the appearance of an alphabetical order, but it turns out that his system is no system, and his alphabet is no alphabet. After ten years' labour the good man could only arrange his proverbs by commonplaces." In this little Dictionary, as we have already stated, the proverbs are arranged in alphabetical order, according to the leading words, and are consecutively numbered. But, in order to avoid repetition (as most of the proverbs contain, at least, two leading words), the subject words are used for the Dictionary, and the other principal words will be found in the Index, with a numerical reference to the proverb. The great advantage of this arrangement is, that if only one important word of a proverb be remembered, that word can be turned to in the Dictionary, and, if not found there, will certainly be in the Index. Nearly two thousand of the leading words are thus indexed—enough to make it almost impossible to miss finding what is wanted. This plan has also the effect of bringing together the proverbs on kindred subjects, which is often a matter of importance to writers, and is, moreover, most amusing to those who only read the book to while away a leisure hour. Ready reference is further facilitated in the Index by the addition of associated words. If one word only had been given, the reader might have had to refer to eleven proverbs before he found the one he required; as, for example, in the case of Dog.

It may be convenient to state that the Dictionary has been compiled principally from Ray's collection, first published in 1670. The remainder of the proverbs have been collected from ancient and modern literature; but some few of them will not be found in any other published collection.

It only remains to remind the reader that this is a collection of English Proverbs only; and we may appropriately conclude our Preface with a further extract from Disraeli's essay, wherein he very justly remarks that "The experience of life will throw a perpetual freshness over these short and simple texts; every day may furnish a new commentary; and we may grow old and still find novelty in proverbs by their perpetual application."

A Dictionary of English Proverbs.

A

1. Absence. Absence cools moderate passions, and inflames violent ones.

2. Absent. The absent are always at fault.

3. Absent. Long absent, soon forgotten.

4. Aching teeth. Who hath aching teeth, hath ill tenants.

5. Adversity. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

6. Adversity. Adversity tries friends.

7. Adversity. Adversity flattereth no man.

8. Advice. Give neither advice nor salt until you are asked for it.

9. Advice. What every one asks, what every one gives, but what very few take—advice.

10. Advice. In vain he craves advice who will not follow it.

11. Advice. Advice comes too late when a thing is done.

12. Afraid of wounds. He that's afraid of wounds must not come nigh a battle.

13. Afraid. More afraid than hurt.

14. Age. Age before honesty.

15. Age (old). Old age is honourable.

16. Agree. Two of a trade seldom agree.

17. Agree. Agree, for law is costly.

18. Ague.

An ague in the spring,
Is physic for a king.

19. Agues. Agues come on horseback, but go away on foot.

20. Air. A man cannot live by the air.

21. Alchemy. No alchemy like saving.

22. Ale. Good ale is meat, drink, and cloth.

23. Ale.

He that buys land buys many stones,
He that buys flesh buys many bones,
He that buys eggs buys many shells,
He that buys ale buys nothing else.

24. Ale-house. Every one has a penny to spend at a new ale-house.

25. All's well. All's well that ends well.

26. All things.

No living man
All things can.

27. Almost. Almost was never hanged.

28. Alms. Steal the goose, and give the giblets in alms.

29. Anger. Anger is short-lived in a good man.

30. Anger. Keep from the anger of a great man.

31. Angry men. Angry men seldom want woe.

32. Angry. He that is angry without a cause must be pleased without amends.

33. Another's burden. None knows the weight of another's burden.

34. Apples.

Apples, eggs, and nuts,
One may eat after sluts.

35. April. April and May are the keys of the year.

36. April.

When April blows his horn,
It's both good for hay and corn.

37. April. April borrows three days of March, and they are ill.

38. April showers.

March winds and April showers
Bring forth May flowers.

39. Argus. Argus at home, but a mole abroad.

40. Ashamed. Never be ashamed to eat your meat.

41. Ashes. Every man must eat a peck of ashes before he dies.

42. Ask. Ask but enough, and you may lower as you list.

43. Ask. Ask thy purse what thou shouldst buy.

44. Asking. Lose nothing for asking.

45. Ass. The ass that brays most, eats least.

46. Ass. Every ass thinks himself worthy to stand with the king's horses.

47. August.

August dry and warm,
Harvest doth no harm.

48. August.

If the twenty-fourth of August be fair and clear,
Then hope for a prosperous autumn that year.

49. August. A wet August never brings dearth.

50. Author. Like author, like book.

B

51. Bachelors. Bachelors grin, but married men laugh till their hearts ache.

52. Bachelors' wives. Bachelors' wives and maids' children are always well taught.

53. Bad. Where bad's the best, naught must be the choice.

54. Bad company. Better be alone than in bad company.

55. Bad day. A bad day never hath a good night.

56. Bad market. He that cannot abide a bad market deserves not a good one.

57. Bagpipe. Bring not a bagpipe to a man in trouble.

58. Bags. He is most loved that hath most bags.

59. Bail. Be bail and pay for it.

60. Balance. The balance distinguishes not between gold and lead.

61. Bald head. A bald head is soon shaven.

62. Banquet. There's no great banquet but some fare ill.

63. Barber's chair. Like a barber's chair, fit for every buttock.

64. Barber. One barber shaves not so close but another finds work.

65. Barefooted. Barefooted men should not tread on thorns.

66. Bare foot. Better a bare foot than no foot at all.

67. Bargain. Make the best of a bad bargain.

68. Bargain. A bargain is a bargain.

69. Bargain. At a great bargain make a great pause.

70. Bark. What! keep a dog and bark myself?

71. Barkers. The greatest barkers are not always the sorest biters.

72. Barley.

When the sloe-tree is as white as a sheet,
Sow your barley, whether it be dry or wet.

73. Barleycorn. Sir John Barleycorn is the strongest knight.

74. Barley straw. Barley straw's good fodder when the cow gives water.

75. Barrel. You cannot know wine by the barrel.

76. Batchelor. Commend a wedded life, but keep thyself a batchelor.

77. Bean. Every bean has its black.

78. Beans. Sow beans in the mud, they'll grow like wood.

79. Beans. Beans should blow before May doth go.

80. Bear. A man may bear till his back breaks.

81. Bear. Bear and forbear.

82. Bear. Bear with evil and expect good.

83. Beat. 'Tis easy to find a staff to beat a dog.

84. Beaten. Better to be beaten than be in bad company.

85. Beaten.

A spaniel, a woman, and a walnut tree,
The more they're beaten the better they be.

86. Beauty. Beauty buys no beef.

87. Beauty. Beauty is no inheritance.

88. Beauty. Beauty is but skin deep.

89. Bed. As you make your bed so you must lie on it.

90. Bed. He who lies long in bed his estate feels it.

91. Bees.

A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay,
But a swarm of bees in July is not worth a fly.

92. Bees. Where bees are there is honey.

93. Before. He that hires the horse must ride before.

94. Beggar. Better be a beggar than a fool.

95. Beggar. A beggar can never be bankrupt.

96. Beggar. The beggar is never out of his way.

97. Beggars. Beggars must not be choosers.

98. Beggars. Beggars on horseback will ride to the devil.

99. Beggary. Trash and trumpery is the highway to beggary.

100. Begging. Begging is an ill trade on a fast-day.

101. Beginning. A good beginning makes a good ending.

102. Beginning. Such a beginning, such an end.

103. Begin well. Good to begin well; better to end well.

104. Begun. Well begun is half done.

105. Behind. When two ride together one must ride behind.

106. Believe. You would make me believe the moon is made of green cheese.

107. Believe. Believe well and have well.

108. Bell. Fear not the loss of the bell more than the loss of the steeple.

109. Bend. Bend the twig while it is young.

110. Bent. As the twig is bent the tree's inclined.

111. Best. The best is cheapest.

112. Best. The best lie is the worst.

113. Best. Make the best of a bad bargain.

114. Best dog. Let the best dog leap the stile first.

115. Bet. Any fool can bet.

116. Better. The better the day, the better the deed.

117. Beware. Beware of "Had I wist."

118. Bidden. Do as you are bidden and you'll never be to blame.

119. Birchen Twigs. Birchen twigs break no ribs.

120. Bird. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

121. Bird. Every bird must hatch her own egg.

122. Bird. One beats the bush and another catcheth the bird.

123. Birds. Birds of a feather flock together.

124. Bird. The bird that can sing and will not sing, must be made to sing.

125. Birds (small). Even small birds must have meat.

126. Bite. If you cannot bite, never show your teeth.

127. Bites. He that bites on every weed must needs light on poison.

128. Bit. A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.

129. Bitter bird. Thou art a bitter bird, said the raven to the starling.

130. Black plum. A black plum is as sweet as a white.

131. Blast.

The sharper the blast,
The shorter 'twill last.

132. Blind. As blind as a bat.

133. Blind. Who so blind as he that will not see?

134. Blind man. A blind man would be glad to see it.

135. Blind man. Like a treatise on light and colours by a blind man.

136. Blood. You cannot get blood out of a stone.

137. Blot. 'Tis a blot on his escutcheon.

138. Blushing. Blushing is virtue's colour.

139. Blusters. He who blusters without reason has most reason to bluster.

140. Boast. Great boast, small roast.

141. Boil Snow. Whether you boil snow or pound it, you will have but water from it.

142. Bone. Give a dog a bone in his mouth, and you may kick him and he can't bite.

143. Bone. I have a bone in my arm.

144. Bone. The nearer the bone the sweeter the meat.

145. Born. He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned.

146. Borrowed garments. Borrowed garments never fit well.

147. Bought wit. Bought wit is best.

148. Bought wit. Bought wit makes folk wise.

149. Bound. They that are bound must obey.

150. Bow. A bow long bent at last waxeth weak.

151. Bowl. It is easy to bowl down hill.

152. Boys. Boys will be boys.

153. Brag. Brag's a good dog, but Holdfast is a better.

154. Brag. Brag's a good dog, but that he hath lost his tail.

155. Brag. Brag's a good dog if he be well set on; but he dare not bite.

156. Braggers. Great braggers, little doers.

157. Brain. The brain that sows not corn, plants thistles.

158. Bran. Much bran, little meal.

159. Bread and Butter.

They that have no other meat,
Bread and butter are glad to eat.

160. Breakfast. He who would have a hare for breakfast must hunt over night.

161. Breaking. The best horse needs breaking, and the best child needs teaching.

162. Bred. That which is bred in the bone will never be out of the flesh.

163. Brevity. Brevity is the soul of wit.

164. Brew. As you brew, so shall you bake.

165. Bribe. A bribe will enter without knocking.

166. Brimmer. There is no deceit in a brimmer.

167. Broken leg. A broken leg is not healed by a silk stocking.

168. Burden. A burden which one chooses is not felt.

169. Burden. The back is made for the burden.

170. Burden. No one knows the weight of another's burden.

171. Burdens. The greatest burdens are not the gainfullest.

172. Burnt child. A burnt child dreads the fire.

173. Business. Business is the salt of life.

174. Business. Every man as his business lies.

175. Bush. A bad bush is better than the open field.

176. Busy. Who more busy than they that have least to do.

177. Butcher. Better pay the butcher than the doctor.

178. Butter. Butter is gold in the morning, silver at noon, lead at night.

179. Butter. Why, butter would not melt in his mouth!

180. Butter. What is a pound of butter amongst a kennel of hounds?

181. Butter. Once a year butter is in the cow's horn.

182. Buttered. He knows on which side his bread is buttered.

183. Buy. Do not buy a pig in a poke.

184. Buyer. Let the buyer look out for himself.

185. Buys.

Who buys hath need of a hundred eyes.
Who sells hath need of one.

C

186. Cake. You cannot eat your cake and have it.

187. Calm sea. In a calm sea every man is a pilot.

188. Calm weather. Calm weather in June sets corn in tune.

189. Can. A man can do more than he can.

190. Candle. Burn not your candle at both ends at once.

191. Candlemas. On Candlemas day you must have half your straw and half your hay.

192. Candlemas.

If Candlemas day be fair and bright,
Winter will have another flight;
If on Candlemas day it be shower and rain,
Winter is gone, and will not come again.

193. Candlemas.

When Candlemas day is come and gone,
The snow lies on a hot stone.

194. Candlemas day.

The hind had as lief see his wife on the bier,
As Candlemas day should be pleasant and clear.

195. Candlemas day. On Candlemas day throw candle and candle-stick away.

196. Cap. If the cap fit, wear it.

197. Captain. Be captain of your own ship.

198. Carcase. Where the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

199. Cards. Many can pack the cards that cannot play.

200. Care. Care's no cure.

201. Care. Care will kill a cat.

202. Care. Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.

203. Care not. "Care not," would have.

204. Carry. Don't run away with more than you can carry.

205. Carrying coals. Like carrying coals to Newcastle.

206. Castles. Tis easy to build castles in the air.

207. Cash. Rolling in cash he can't use, like a cat in a corn-bin.

208. Castle. An Englishman's house is his castle.

209. Cat.

When the cat's away,
The mice will play.

210. Cat. A cat may look at a king.

211. Cat. The cat is hungry when a crust contents her.

212. Cat. The cat sees not the mouse ever.

213. Cats. I'll keep no more cats than will catch mice.

214. Cat. A cat has nine lives, yet care will kill a cat.

215. Cat. When the cat winketh, little wots the mouse what the cat thinketh.

216. Cat. Though the cat winks awhile, yet sure she is not blind.

217. Cat. A cat loves fish, but she's loth to wet her feet.

218. Catch. Catch that catch may.

219. Cause. It's a bad cause that none dare speak in.

220. Caution. Those are wise who learn caution from their own experience; but those are wiser who learn it from the experience of others.

221. Certain. There is nothing certain in this life but death and taxes!

222. Certainty. Never quit certainty for hope.

223. Chaff. I'm too old a bird to be caught by chaff.

224. Chalk. As like as chalk and cheese.

225. Chamber. The chamber of sickness is the chapel of devotion.

226. Chance. Look to the main chance.

227. Chance.

He that leaves certainty and sticks to chance,
When fools pipe he may dance.

228. Chanceth. It chanceth in an hour that comes not in seven years.

229. Change. Change of pasture makes fat calves.

230. Charitable. The charitable give out at the door, and God puts in at the window.

231. Charity. Charity begins at home.

232. Chastiseth. He that chastiseth one, amendeth many.

233. Cheese.

Cheese it is a peevish elf,
It digests all things but itself.

234. Cheese. After cheese comes nothing.

235. Cheese.

If you would have a good cheese, and have'n old,
You must turn'n seven times before he is cold.

236. Cherry. A cherry year, a merry year.

237. Chickens. Count not your chickens before they are hatched.

238. Chiding. Woe to the house where there is no chiding.

239. Child. Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

240. Child. A child may have too much of his mother's blessing.

241. Child's pig. Child's pig, but father's bacon.

242. Children. Children and fools speak the truth.

243. Children. Children and fools have merry lives.

244. Children. Children and chickens must be always picking.

245. Children. Children are poor men's riches.

246. Children. Children should hear, see, and say nothing.

247. Children. When children stand quiet they have done some harm.

248. Children. Children are certain cares, but very uncertain comforts.

249. Children. Children suck the mother when they are young, and the father when they are old.

250. Chink. So we have the chink, we'll bear the stink.

251. Chip. A chip of the old block.

252. Christmas. Christmas comes but once a year.

253. Christmas. Green Christmas, white Easter.

254. Christmas. They talk of Christmas so long that it comes.

255. Christmas Day.

If Christmas Day on a Monday be,
A great winter that year you will see.

256. Church. Where God hath His church the devil will have his chapel.

257. Church. The nearer the church the farther from God.

258. Churches. Pater-noster built churches, and Our Father pulls them down.

259. Civil words. Civil words cost nothing, and go a long way.

260. Claw. Claw me, and I will claw you.

261. Clear. As clear as mud.

262. Clerk. 'Tis the clerk makes the justice.

263. Climb. Climb not too high, lest the fall be the greater.

264. Climbed. Who never climbed, never fell.

265. Climbers. Hasty climbers have sudden falls.

266. Cloak. Have not the cloak to make when it begins to rain.

267. Cloak. Though the sun shines, leave not your cloak at home.

268. Clock. The clock goes as it pleases the clerk.

269. Close mouth. A close mouth catcheth no flies.

270. Clothes. It is good keeping his clothes who is going to swim.

271. Cloud. Every cloud hath a silver lining.

272. Clouds. Clouds that the sun builds up darken him.

273. Clouds.

When the clouds are on the hills,
They'll come down by the mills.

274. Clouds. After clouds comes clear weather.

275. Cloudy. Cloudy mornings turn to clear evenings.

276. Clover. He is in clover.

277. Clown. Even a clown clings to his cloak when it rains.

278. Coat. Cut your coat according to your cloth.

279. Coat. It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.

280. Cobble.

They that can cobble and clout,
Shall have work when others go without.

281. Cobbler. Let not the cobbler go beyond his last.

282. Cobbler's wife. Who goes worse shod than the cobbler's wife?

283. Cock.

If the cock moult before the hen,
We shall have weather thick and thin;
But if the hen moult before the cock,
We shall have weather hard as a block.

284. Cock. The cock crows and the hen goes.

285. Cock. Every cock is proud on his own dunghill.

286. Coin. Where coin's not common, commons must be scant.

287. Coin. Much coin much care.

288. Cold April. A cold April a barn will fill.

289. Cold May.

A cold May and a windy
Makes a full barn and a findy.

290. Coldest flint. In the coldest flint there is hot fire.

291. Colours. It's an ill battle where the devil carries the colours.

292. Colt. When you ride a young colt see your saddle be well girt.

293. Company. Two's company and three's none.

294. Company. Tell me what company you keep, and I will tell you who you are.

295. Company. It's good to have company in trouble.

296. Company.

Company in distress,
Makes trouble less.

297. Companion. A merry companion on the road is as good as a nag.

298. Companion. There's no companion like a penny.

299. Comparisons. Comparisons are odious.

300. Complain. They complain wrongfully of the sea, who twice suffer shipwreck.

301. Complexion. Cold of complexion, good of condition.

302. Conceals. A woman conceals what she knows not.

303. Confession. A generous confession disarms slander.

304. Confession. Confession of a fault makes half amends for it.

305. Confession. Open confession is good for the soul.

306. Conquest. It is no small conquest to overcome yourself.

307. Conscience. A clear conscience is a sure card.

308. Constant dropping. Constant dropping wears the stone.

309. Consumed. When all is consumed repentance comes too late.

310. Content. Content is the true philosopher's stone.

311. Contented. A contented mind is a continual feast.

312. Contented. He that hath nothing is not contented.

313. Contented. He may well be contented who needs neither borrow nor flatter.

314. Contented. People are sometimes better contented full than fasting.

315. Contentment. The greatest wealth is contentment with a little.

316. Corn.

Look at your corn in May,
You'll come weeping away;
Look at the same in June
You'll come home in another tune.

317. Corn. Corn is cleansed with the wind, and the soul with chastening.

318. Cottage. I'll not change a cottage in possession for a kingdom in reversion.

319. Counsel. Counsel is never out of date.

320. Counsels. Counsels in wine seldom prosper.

321. Counsel. In wiving and thriving men should take counsel of all the world.

322. Counsel. Three may keep counsel, if two be away.

323. Counselled. He that will not be counselled cannot be helped.

324. Count. Count not your chickens before they be hatched.

325. Country. In every country the sun riseth in the morning.

326. Country. You must go into the country to hear what news at London.

327. Couple. Every couple is not a pair.

328. Court. A friend at court is better than a penny in the purse.

329. Court. Far from court, far from care.

330. Courts. Courts have no almanacks.

331. Courtesy. Less of your courtesy, and more of your purse.

332. Courtesy. Courtesy on one side never lasts long.

333. Courtship. Men dream in courtship but in wedlock wake.

334. Cousin. Call me cousin; but cozen me not.

335. Coverlet. Stretch your legs according to your coverlet.

336. Covers. He covers me with his wings, and bites me with his bill.

337. Covet. Covet nothing over much.

338. Covetousness. Covetousness brings nothing home.

339. Cow. Many a good cow hath had a bad calf.

340. Cow. Look to the cow, and the sow, and the wheat mow, and all will be well enow.

341. Cowards. Cowards are always cruel.

342. Cowardice. Cowardice is afraid to be known or seen.

343. Crabs. The greatest crabs are not always the best meat.

344. Crack. He must crack the nut that would eat the kernel.

345. Craft. Craft bringeth nothing home.

346. Crafts. Of all crafts, to be an honest man is the master-craft.

347. Crafty. Crafty evasions save not the truth.

348. Crazy ship. To a crazy ship all winds are contrary.

349. Creaking gate. A creaking gate hangs longest on its hinges.

350. Creaks. The worst wheel of a cart creaks most.

351. Credit. Credit lost is a Venice glass broken.

352. Creditors. Creditors have better memories than debtors.

353. Creep. First creep and then go.

354. Critics. Critics are like brushers of other men's clothes.

355. Crooked. A crooked tree will have a crooked shadow.

356. Crooked. Crooked logs make straight fires.

357. Cross. No cross, no crown.

358. Cross. Every cross has its inscription.

359. Crosses. Crosses are ladders for getting to heaven.

360. Crosses. Crosses are ladders that lead to heaven.

361. Crow. The crow thinks her own bird fairest.

362. Crow. A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.

363. Crows. It never goes well when the hen crows.

364. Cruelty. Cruelty is a tyrant always attended by fear.

365. Cruelty. Cruelty is a devil's delight.

366. Crumbs. Where are the crumbs there are the chickens.

367. Cry. Don't cry out before you're hurt.

368. Cry. Great cry and little wool.

369. Cuckoo.

When the cuckoo comes to the bare thorn,
Sell your cow and buy your corn,
But when she comes to a full bit,
Sell your corn, and buy your sheep.

370. Cured. What cannot be cured must be endured.

371. Curses. Curses are like chickens, they come home to roost.

372. Custom. Custom is second nature.

373. Custom. Once a use and ever a custom.

374. Custom. Custom makes anything easy.

375. Custom (bad). A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.

376. Cut. Cut and come again.

377. Cut. No cut like unkindness.

378. Cut. I had not cut my wise teeth.

379. Cuts. Desperate cuts must have desperate cures.

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380. Dance. No longer pipe, no longer dance.

381. Dances. He dances well to whom fortune pipes.

382. Dancing. They love dancing well that dance among thorns.

383. Danger. The danger's past, and God's forgotten.

384. Dainty Dogs. Dainty dogs may have to eat dirty puddings.

385. Dark. It is as good to be in the dark as without light.

386. Dark man. A dark man's a jewel in a fair woman's eye.

387. Dark. He that gropes in the dark finds that he would not.

388. Daughter.

My son is my son till he marries a wife,
But my daughter's my daughter all the days of her life.

389. Daughter.

He that would the daughter win,
Must with the mother first begin.

390. Daylight. Daylight will peep through a small hole.

391. Dead. As dead as a door-nail.

392. Dead man's shoes. He that waits for a dead man's shoes may go long enough barefoot.

393. Deaf. There are none so deaf as those who will not hear.

394. Deaf man. Tell that tale to a deaf man.

395. Dearth. It's a wicked thing to make a dearth one's garner.

396. Death. Death keeps no calendar.

397. Death. Death is deaf and hears no denial.

398. Death. Nothing is surer than death.

399. Death. After death the doctor.

400. Debt. Debt is the worst kind of poverty.

401. Debt. Out of debt, out of danger.

402. Deepest water. In the deepest water is the best fishing.

403. Deeds. Deeds are fruits, words are but leaves.

404. Deeds. A life spent worthily should be measured by deeds—not years.

405. Delays. Delays are dangerous.

406. Depth. Never venture out of your depth until you can swim.

407. Desert. Desert and reward seldom keep company.

408. Deserve. First deserve and then desire.

409. Desires. Desires are nourished by delays.

410. Despises. What one man despises, another craves.

411. Destiny. Hanging and wiving go by destiny.

412. Devil. Talk of the devil and he'll be sure to appear.

413. Devil. He that hath shipped the devil must make the best of him.

414. Devil. Give the devil his due.

415. Devil. Make not the devil blacker than he is.

416. Devil. He needs must go that the devil drives.

417. Devil. One must sometimes hold a candle to the devil.

418. Devil. The devil is not always at one door.

419. Devil.

The Devil Was Sick, the Devil a Monk Would Be;
The Devil Grew Well, the Devil a Monk Was He.

420. Dew. St. Bartholomew brings the cold dew.

421. Die. Never say die.

422. Die. Young men may die, old men must.

423. Diligence. Diligence is a good patrimony.

424. Diligence. Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

425. Dinner. After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile.

426. Dinner. He who would enjoy his friend's dinner should not look into the kitchen.

427. Distress. Two in distress make sorrows less.

428. Discourse. Sweet discourse makes short days and nights.

429. Discreet. Discreet women have neither eyes nor ears.

430. Discretion. An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit.

431. Disease. Disease is oft the tax of pleasure.

432. Disease. To know the disease is half the cure.

433. Dish. The first dish pleaseth all.

434. Do. Do as you would be done by.

435. Do. We must do as we may, if we cannot do as we would.

436. Dock. In dock, out nettle.

437. Doctor. A doctor and a clown know more than a doctor alone.

438. Doctor. An old doctor, a young lawyer.

439. Dog. Every dog has his day.

440. Dog. A good dog deserves a good bone.

441. Dog. It's a bad dog that deserves not a crust.

442. Dogs bark. Dogs bark before they bite.

443. Done. If you wish a thing done, go; if not, send.

444. Doomsday. A thousand pounds and a pottle of hay is all one thing at doomsday.

445. Door. When one door shuts another opens.

446. Do well. Do well, and have well.

447. Down. He that's down, down with him.

448. Draw. You may draw him which way you will, with a twine thread.

449. Drowning man. A drowning man will catch at a straw.

450. Drink. Drink water like an ox, wine like a king of Spain.

451. Drink. He who drinks when he is not dry, will be dry when he has no drink.

452. Drive. Drive not a second nail till the first is clenched.

453. Drops. Many drops make a shower.

454. Drought.

If the ash before the oak comes out,
There has been, or there will be drought.

455. Drowned. Pour not water on a drowned mouse.

456. Drunk. Ever drunk, ever dry.

457. Drunken. A drunken night makes a cloudy morning.

458. Drunken folk. Drunken folk often speak truth.

459. Drunkenness. What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals.

460. Dry bread. Dry bread at home is better than roast beef abroad.

461. Dry cough. A dry cough is the trumpeter of death.

462. Dry May.

A dry May and a dripping June,
Does surely bring all things in tune.

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463. Early.

Early to bed, and early to rise,
Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

464. Early. Early sow, early mow.

465. Early bird. 'Tis the early bird catches the worm.

466. Ears. Little pitchers have long ears.

467. Ears. Walls have ears.

468. Ears. Wider ears and a shorter tongue.

469. Ease. A pennyworth of ease is worth a penny.

470. Ease. Think of ease, but work on.

471. Easily done. That which is easily done is soon believed.

472. Eat. Live not to eat, but eat to live.

473. Eat. Eat a bit before you drink.

474. Eat.

Eat at pleasure,
Drink by measure.

475. Eating. Eating and drinking takes away one's appetite.

476. Edged Tools. It is ill meddling with edged tools.

477. Eel. You cannot hide an eel in a sack.

478. Eggs. Don't put all your eggs into one basket.

479. Egg-shell. 'Tis hard to sail o'er the sea in an egg-shell.

480. Elbow. Rub your sore eye with your elbow.

481. Elbow grease. Give it plenty of elbow grease.

482. Empty house. Better an empty house than a bad tenant.

483. Empty purse. An empty purse fills the face with wrinkles.

484. Empty purse. That's but an empty purse that's full of other men's money.

485. Empty vessels. Empty vessels make the greatest sound.

486. End. Everything hath an end, and a pudding hath two.

487. Endureth. He that endureth is not overcome.

488. England. England is the Paradise of women.

489. Englishman. An Englishman's house is his castle.

490. Enough. Enough is as good as a feast.

491. Enough. Enough and to spare is too much.

492. Enough. There's never enough where nothing's left.

493. Envied. Better be envied than pitied.

494. Envy. Envy never enriched any man.

495. Epitaph. He lies like an epitaph.

496. Err. To err is human; to forgive divine.

497. Errand. Send a wise man on an errand and say nothing to him.

498. Escapes. 'Tis a hard battle where none escapes.

499. Estate. He that throws away his estate with his hands, goes afterwards to pick it upon his feet.

500. Esteems. He that knows himself best, esteems himself least.

501. Evening.

An evening red and a morning grey,
Is a sign of a fair day.

502. Everybody. He had need rise betimes that would please everybody.

503. Everybody's business. Everybody's business is nobody's business.

504. Every man. Every man for himself, and God for us all.

505. Every tub. Let every tub stand on its own bottom.

506. Evil. Evil communications corrupt good manners.

507. Evil. If you must have an evil, choose a little one.

508. Evil. That which is evil is soon learnt.

509. Evil.

Evil is wrought by want of thought,
As well as want of heart.

510. Evil name. The evil wound is cured, but not the evil name.

511. Evil gotten. Evil gotten, evil spent.

512. Evil grain. Of evil grain no good seed can come.

513. Evils. Of two evils choose the lesser.

514. Example. Example teaches more than precept.

515. Exchange. Exchange is no robbery.

516. Excuse. A bad excuse is better than none at all.

517. Expenses. Proportion your expenses to what you have, not to what you expect.

518. Experience. Experience is a dear school, but it is the only one we are apt to learn in.

519. Experience. Experience is the mistress of fools.

520. Extremes. Extremes seldom last long.

521. Extremes. Extremes meet.

522. Eye. Better one eye than quite blind.

523. Eye. What the eye sees not, the heart rues not.

524. Eye. You should never touch your eye but with your elbow.

525. Eye. What the eye does not see the heart does not grieve for.

526. Eye-witness. One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.

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527. Face. Her face was her fortune.

528. Fact. A single fact is worth a ship-load of argument.

529. Faint heart. Faint heart never won a fair lady.

530. Faint praise. Faint praise is disparagement.

531. Fair and foolish.

Fair and foolish, black and proud,
Long and lazy, little and loud.

532. Fair and softly. Fair and softly go far in a day.

533. Fair faces. Fair faces need no paint.

534. Fair face. A fair face may hide a foul heart.

535. Fair feathers. Fair feathers make fair fowls.

536. Faith. Love asks faith, and faith asks firmness.

537. Fall. One may sooner fall than rise.

538. Fall. If a man once fall, all will tread on him.

539. Falls. When the tree falls every man runs with his hatchet.

540. Falling. Keeping from falling is better than helping up.

541. False report. A false report rides post.

542. Familiarity. Familiarity breeds contempt.

543. Famine.

After a famine in the stall,
Comes a famine in the hall.

544. Famine. Under water famine, under snow bread.

545. Famine. A famine in England begins at the horse-manger.

546. Fancy. Fancy passes beauty.

547. Fancy. Fancy goes a long way.

548. Fancy. Fancy may bolt bran and think it flour.

549. Fare worse. You may go farther and fare worse.

550. Fashion. As good to be out of the world as out of the fashion.

551. Fast bind. Fast bind, fast find.

552. Fat hog. Every one basteth the fat hog, while the lean one burneth.

553. Fault. Every one puts his fault on the times.

554. Fault. A fault once denied is twice committed.

555. Fault-finders. Fault-finders should be fault-menders.

556. Faults. Every one's faults are not written on their foreheads.

557. Faults. Every man hath his faults.

558. Faults. God send me a friend that may tell me my faults; if not, an enemy, he will be sure to.

559. Faulty. The faulty stands on his guard.

560. Feast. A feast is not made of mushrooms only.

561. Feast-making. Merry is the feast-making until we come to the reckoning.

562. Feasts. Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.

563. Feathers. Fine feathers make fine birds.

564. Feather. Feather by feather the goose is plucked.

565. February. February makes a bridge, and March breaks it.

566. February.

February fill dike, be it black or be it white;
But if it be white, it's the better to like.

567. Feed sparingly. Feed sparingly, and defy the physician.

568. Feet.

Stretch not your feet
Beyond the sheet.

569. Fellowship. Love and lordship like no fellowship.

570. Fetters. No man loves his fetters, though of gold.

571. Few friends. Have but few friends, though many acquaintances.

572. Few words.

Where hearts are true
Few words will do.

573. Fiddler. The fifer don't pay a fiddler.

574. Fiddler.

Let not the fiddler play the fife,
Nor fifer play the fiddle.

575. Fiddler's fare. Fiddler's fare; meat, drink, and money.

576. Fields. Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.

577. Finger. He wants to have a finger in every pie.

578. First blow. The first blow is half the battle.

579. First come. First come, first served.

580. Fire and water. Fire and water are good servants but bad masters.

581. Fire. Well may he smell of fire whose gown burneth.

582. Fish. He that would catch fish must not mind getting wet.

583. Fish. 'Tis good fish if it were but caught.

584. Fish. The best fish are near the bottom.

585. Fish. I have other fish to fry.

586. Fish. Make not fish of one, and flesh of another.

587. Fish. Fish are not to be caught by a birdcall.

588. Fish (good). There's as good fish in the sea as were ever caught.

589. Fishes' mouth.

When the wind's in the south,
It blows the bait into the fishes' mouth.

590. Fisheth on. He fisheth on that catcheth one.

591. Fishing. It's good fishing in troubled waters.

592. Fits. Every shoe fits not every foot.

593. Five.

He's up at five,
And he will thrive.

594. Flax. Get thy spindle and thy distaff ready, and God will send thee flax.

595. Flay. No man can flay a stone.

596. Fleeceth. Where every hand fleeceth, the sheep go naked.

597. Flood. A May flood never did good.

598. Flowers. Flowers are the pledge of fruit.

599. Flourish. It is one thing to flourish and another to fight.

600. Flying. No flying without wings.

601. Follies. Happy is he who knows his follies in his youth.

602. Fool. No one is a fool always; every one sometimes.

603. Fool. A fool may ask more questions in half an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.

604. Fool. A fool may give a wise man counsel.

605. Fool. One fool makes many.

606. Fool. Every man is either a fool or a physician after thirty years of age.

607. Fool (old). An old fool is the worst of fools.

608. Fool. Better it is to meet a bear bereaved of her whelps, than a fool in his folly.

609. Fool. A fool is fulsome.

610. Fool thinks. As the fool thinks, so the bell chinks.

611. Fools. Fools set stools for wise folk to stumble at.

612. Fool's bolt. A fool's bolt is soon shot.

613. Fools build. Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.

614. Forbearance. Forbearance is no acquittance.

615. Forbidden fruit. Forbidden fruit is sweet.

616. Forced fruits. Forced fruits fail in flavour.

617. Forecast. Forecast is better than work hard.

618. Forego.

Forego, forget, forgive,
Then happy you shall live.

619. Foremost dog. The foremost dog catches the hare.

620. Forewarned. Forewarned is forearmed.

621. Forget. To forget a wrong is the best revenge.

622. Forgive. Forgive and forget.

623. Forgotten. Eaten bread is soon forgotten.

624. Fortune. Fortune favours the brave.

625. Fortune. Every man is the architect of his fortune.

626. Fortune. Change of fortune is the lot of life.

627. Fortune. Better a fortune in her than on her.

628. Fortune. When fortune smiles take the advantage.

629. Fortune knocks. Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate.

630. Foul hands. Foul hands befoul all they touch.

631. Four Farthings. Four farthings and a thimble make a tailor's pocket jingle.

632. Fox. The fox knows much, but more he that catcheth him.

633. Fox. A fox should not be of the jury at a goose trial.

634. Fox. When the fox preaches, beware of your geese.

635. Foxes. Foxes, when they cannot reach the grapes, say they are not ripe.

636. Fox runs. Though the fox runs the chicken hath wings.

637. Fret.

Two things you won't fret o'er,
If you're a wise man—
The thing you can't help,
And the thing that you can.

638. Friday. He that sings on Friday shall weep on Sunday.

639. Friday.

As the Friday, so the Sunday,
As the Sunday, so the week.

640. Friday's sail. Friday's sail, sure to fail.

641. Friend. A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.

642. Friend. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

643. Friend. He loseth nothing who keeps God for his friend.

644. Friend. Make not thy friend too cheap to thee, nor thyself to thy friend.

645. Friends.

In time of prosperity friends will be plenty,
In time of adversity, not one among twenty.

646. Friends. Save me from my friends.

647. Friends. All are not friends that speak us fair.

648. Friendship. Love and lordship never like friendship.

649. Frost. What God will, no frost can kill.

650. Frosts. So many frosts in March, so many in May.

651. Fruit.

If you would fruit have,
You must bring the leaf to the grave.

652. Fruit. Such as the tree is, such is the fruit.

653. Fruit. If you would enjoy the fruit, pluck not the flower.

654. Frugality. Frugality makes an easy chair for old age.

655. Frugality. Frugality is an estate.

656. Frying-pan. Out of the frying-pan into the fire.

657. Fuel. Take away fuel, take away flame.

658. Full purse. A full purse makes the mouth to speak.

659. Full purse. A full purse never lacketh friends.

660. Furze.

Under the furze is hunger and cold.
Under the broom is silver and gold.

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661. Gains. No gains without pains.

662. Galled horse. Touch a galled horse, and he will wince.

663. Gapeth.

He that gapeth until he be fed
Well may he gape until he be dead.

664. Garden. Many things grow in the garden that were never planted there.

665. Gardening.

This rule in gardening never forget,
To sow dry and set wet.

666. Garland. One flower makes no garland.

667. Gems. Gems must not be valued by what they are set in.

668. Gentility. Gentility without ability is worse than plain beggary.

669. Gentle strokes. Gentle strokes make the sweetest harmony.

670. Get.

Get what you can, and what you get, hold,
'Tis the stone which will turn your lead into gold.

671. Gift horse. Look not a gift horse in the mouth.

672. Gift. A gift with a kind countenance is a double gift.

673. Give. To give and keep there is need of wit.

674. Giveth. He giveth twice who gives in a trice.

675. Giving.

Giving to the poor
Increaseth your store.

676. Gladness. A man of gladness seldom falls into madness.

677. Glass. What your glass tells you will not be told by counsel.

678. Glass.

Who loves his glass without a G,
Take away L and that is he.

679. Glass houses. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

680. Glasses. The more women look in their glasses, the less they look to their houses.

681. Glitters. All that glitters is not gold.

682. Gnats. Men strain at gnats, and swallow camels!

683. Go. If you want a thing done, go; if not, send.

684. Go about. Better go about than fall into the ditch.

685. God. God sends meat, and the devil sends cooks.

686. God. One God, no more; but friends good store.

687. Godfathers. When the child is christened, you may have godfathers enough.

688. God wills. When God wills, all winds bring rain.

689. Gold. A man may buy gold too dear.

690. Gold. Gold alone makes not prosperity.

691. Gold. As good as gold.

692. Gold. Gold goes in at any gate, except Heaven's.

693. Gold.

No lock will hold
'Gainst the power of gold.

694. Golden. We must not look for a golden life in an iron age.

695. Gold dust. Gold dust blinds all eyes.

696. Good. Do all the good you talk of; but talk not of all the good you do.

697. Good. Good and quickly seldom meet.

698. Good. No man knows better what good is than he that has an endured evil.

699. Good. Though good be good yet better carries it.

700. Good cheer. When good cheer is lacking our friends will be packing.

701. Good word. A good word is as soon said as an ill one.

702. Good counsel. Good counsel never comes too late.

703. Good friend. He's a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.

704. Good harvests. Good harvests make men prodigal, bad ones provident.

705. Good maxim. A good maxim is never out of season.

706. Good money. It is no use throwing good money after bad.

707. Good name.

The wife that expects to have a good name
Is always at home as if she were lame,
And the maid that is honest her chiefest delight
Is still to be doing from morning to night.

708. Goods. A man may lose his goods for want of demanding them.

709. Good things. God reacheth us good things with our own hands.

710. Good thing. One can never have too much of a good thing.

711. Good turns. One never loseth by doing good turns.

712. Good Turn. One good turn deserves another.

713. Good words.

Good words without deeds
Are rushes and reeds.

714. Gown. The gown is hers who wears it, and the world is his who enjoys it.

715. Grasp. Grasp no more than thy hand will hold.

716. Grain. Never split timber against the grain.

717. Grasp. Grasp all, lose all.

718. Grass. March grass never did good.

719. Grass.

If the grass grow in Janiveer,
It grows the worse for't all the year.

720. Grass. While the grass grows the steed starves.

721. Grass. Grass grows not upon the highway.

722. Graves. We shall lie all alike in our graves.

723. Great dowry. A great dowry is a bed full of troubles.

724. Great marks. Great marks are soonest hit.

725. Great ones. There would be no great ones if there were no little.

726. Great ship. A great ship needs deep waters.

727. Green wood. Green wood makes a hot fire.

728. Green wound. A green wound is soon healed.

729. Green winter. A green winter makes a fat churchyard.

730. Grey hairs. Gray hairs are death's blossoms.

731. Grief. Grief pent up will burst the heart.

732. Grind. The mill cannot grind with the water that is past.

733. Guest. An unbidden guest must bring his own stool with him.

734. Guest. 'Tis an ill guest that never drinks to his host.

735. Guilty conscience. A guilty conscience needs no accuser.

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736. Hail. Hail brings frost in the tail.

737. Half a loaf. Half a loaf is better than no bread.

738. Half hanged. Better be half hanged than ill wed.

739. Hand-saw. A hand-saw is a good thing, but not to shave with.

740. Hand-saw. He knows not a hawk from a hand-saw.

741. Handsome. He who is not handsome at twenty, nor strong at thirty, nor wise at forty, nor rich at fifty, will never be handsome, strong, rich, or wise.

742. Hanged. He who is born to be hanged will never be drowned.

743. Hanged. One may as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

744. Hanging. There are many ways of killing a dog beside hanging him.

745. Happy.

Happy is the bride the sun shines on,
And the corpse the rain rains on.

746. Hare. Where we least think, there goeth the hare away.

747. Hardly ever. "Hardly ever" saves many a lie.

748. Hare. Little dogs start the hare, but great ones catch it.

749. Hare skin. Sell not the hare's skin before you have caught him.

750. Harm. Harm watch, harm catch.

751. Harms. Wise men learn by others' harms, fools by their own.

752. Harvest. He that hath a good harvest may be content with some thistles.

753. Haste. More haste worse speed.

754. Haste. Haste trips up its own heels.

755. Haste. Over haste makes certain waste.

756. Haste. Haste over nothing but catching fleas.

757. Hasty men. Hasty men never lack woe.

758. Hasty resolutions. Hasty resolutions seldom speed well.

759. Hat. Pull down your hat on the wind side.

760. Hatchet. When the tree is down, every one runs with his hatchet.

761. Haven. 'Tis safe riding in a good haven.

762. Hay. Make hay while the sun shines.

763. Head. Man is the head, but woman turns it.

764. Head. He that hath no head, needs no hat.

765. Head. Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse.

766. Headache. When the head aches, all the body is the worse.

767. Healed. A man is not so soon healed as hurt.

768. Healeth. God healeth, and the physician hath the thanks.

769. Health. Health is better than wealth.

770. Heart. What the heart thinketh, the tongue speaketh.

771. Hearts. Hearts may agree though heads differ.

772. Hedge. Where the hedge is lowest, men commonly leap over.

773. Hedge. A low hedge is easily leapt over.

774. Hedge.

A hedge between
Keeps friendship green.

775. Hedges. Hedges have eyes, and walls have ears.

776. Heed. Good take heed doth surely speed.

777. Heels. One pair of heels is often worth two pair of hands.

778. Hen crows. It is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock.

779. Hid. Love and a cough cannot be hid.

780. Hide. You cannot hide an eel in a sack.

781. Hide. Hide nothing from thy minister, physician, and lawyer.

782. High places. High places have their precipices.

783. High winds. High winds blow on high hills.

784. Himself. Every man is best known to himself.

785. Himself. He is not wise that is not wise for himself.

786. Hind. To fright a hind is not the way to catch her.

787. Hindermost dog. The hindermost dog may catch the hare.

788. Hobby. Happy is the man that has a hobby.

789. Hobby-horse. Every man has his hobby-horse.

790. Hog. A hog in armour is still but a hog.

791. Holloa. Do not holloa till you are out of the wood.

792. Home. Home is home, be it ever so homely.

793. Honesty. Honesty is the best policy; but he who acts on this principle is not an honest man.

794. Honesty. A man never surfeits of too much honesty.

795. Honour. Better poor with honour than rich with shame.

796. Honour. Honour and ease are seldom bed-fellows.

797. Honour. Where honour ceaseth, there knowledge decreaseth.

798. Hoop. He giveth one knock on the hoop, and another on the barrel.

799. Hope. Hope deferred maketh the heart sick.

800. Hope. Hope humbles more than despair.

801. Hope. Hope is a good breakfast, but a bad supper.

802. Hope. If it were not for hope, the heart would break.

803. Hops.

Till St. James's day be come and gone,
You may have hops, or you may have none.

804. Horn. All are not hunters that blow the horn.

805. Horse. A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.

806. Horse. A good horse often wants a good spur.

807. Horse. 'Tis an ill horse will not carry his own provender.

808. Horse. One man may lead a horse to water, but fifty cannot make him drink.

809. Hot love. Hot love is soon cold.

810. Hot May. A hot May makes a fat churchyard.

811. Hounds. Hold not with the hounds and run with the hare.

812. House.

He that buys a house ready wrought,
Hath many a pin and nail for nought.

813. House. Better one's house too little one day, than too big all the year round.

814. Householders. Wishers and woulders are never good householders.

815. Housekeeper. A noble housekeeper needs no doors.

816. Humour. Every man has his humour.

817. Humours. The stillest humours are always the worst.

818. Hundred years. It is all one a hundred years hence.

819. Hung. As well be hung for a sheep as a lamb.

820. Hunger. Hunger costs little; daintiness much.

821. Hunger. Hunger will break through stone walls.

822. Hunger. Hunger makes short devotion.

823. Hunger. Hunger makes hard bones sweet beans.

824. Hunger. Hunger is the finest sauce.

825. Hungry flies. Hungry flies bite sore.

826. Hungry horse. A hungry horse makes a clean manger.

827. Hungry man. A hungry man, an angry man.

828. Hungry men. Hungry men think the cook lazy.

829. Hungry men. Bitter is sweet to hungry men.

830. Husband. Be a good husband, and you will get a penny to spend, a penny to lend, and a penny for a friend.

831. Husband. In the husband wisdom, in the wife gentleness.

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832. Idle brain. An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

833. Idle folk. Idle folk have the least leisure.

834. Idle folk. Idle folk take the most pains.

835. Idle. A young man idle, an old man needy.

836. Idle. Better be idle than ill employed.

837. Idleness. Idleness is the key of beggary.

838. Idleness. Of idleness comes no goodness.

839. Idleness. Idleness is the root of all evil.

840. Idleness. Idleness must thank itself if it goes barefoot.

841. Ignorant. The ignorant think all things wrong which they cannot understand.

842. Ill bird. It is an ill bird that defiles its own nest.

843. Ill dog. 'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a bone.

844. Ill fortune. He who hath no ill fortune, is dazed with good.

845. Ill got. Ill got, ill spent.

846. Ill gotten. Ill gotten gains seldom prosper.

847. Ill luck. When ill luck falls asleep, let nobody wake her.

848. Ill news. Ill news comes apace.

849. Ill weeds. Ill weeds grow apace.

850. Ill word. One ill word asketh another.

851. Impossible. Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.

852. Impudence. Impudence is not courage.

853. Inch. Give him an inch, and he'll take an ell.

854. Inches. God never measures men by inches.

855. Industry. Industry is fortune's right hand and frugality her left.

856. Infirmities. Jest not at another's infirmities.

857. Ingratitude. Ingratitude is the daughter of pride.

858. Injury. Pocket an injury.

859. Inn. He goes not out of his way that goes to a good inn.

860. Instinct. Woman's instinct is often truer than man's reasoning.

861. Intentions. Hell is paved with good intentions.

862. Irons. He that hath many irons in the fire, some of them will cool.

863. Itch. Itch and ease can no man please.

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864. Jack. Jack-in-office is a great man.

865. Jack. Every Jack has his Jill.

866. Janiveer.

If Janiveer calends be summerly gay
'Twill be winterly weather till calends of May.

867. Janiveer. Who in Janiveer sows oats, gets gold and groats.

868. Jest. Better lose a jest than a friend.

869. Jest. Many a true word is spoken in jest.

870. Jesting. Jesting lies bring serious sorrows.

871. Jests. Jests, like sweetmeats, are often sour sauce.

872. Journey. 'Tis a great journey to the world's end.

873. Joy. No joy without annoy.

874. Joy. There's no joy without alloy.

875. Joy. Joy surfeited turns to sorrow.

876. Judge. Judge not of men or things at first sight.

877. Judge. Judge not a ship as she lies on the stocks.

878. Judgment. He hath a good judgment who is apt to distrust his own.

879. June.

Calm weather in June
Sets corn in tune.

880. July.

If the first of July, it be rainy weather,
'Twill rain more or less for four weeks together.

881. Just. Just is honest, and honest is just.

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882. Keep. Keep a thing seven years, and you will find a use for it.

883. Keep. Keep some till more come.

884. Kernel. He that will eat the kernel, must crack the nut.

885. Key. The wife is the key of the house.

886. Keys. All the keys hang not at one man's girdle.

887. Kin.

Still stand by kin
Through thick and thin.

888. Kindled. Wood half burnt is easily kindled.

889. Kindness. Kindness will always conquer.

890. Kindnesses. Kindnesses, like grain, increase by sowing.

891. Kinsfolk. Many kinsfolk, few friends.

892. Kiss. As easy kiss my hand.

893. Kiss. Many kiss the child for the nurse's sake.

894. Kissing. Kissing goes by favour.

895. Kitchen. A fat kitchen, a lean will.

896. Kitchen. The taste of the kitchen is better than the smell.

897. Kitchen. Silks and satins put out the fire in the kitchen.

898. Knavery. Knavery may serve for a turn, but honesty is best in the long run.

899. Knaves. Knaves and fools divide the world.

900. Knaves. When knaves fall out, true men come by their goods.

901. Knot. He tied a knot with his tongue he couldn't undo with his teeth.

902. Knots. Fools tie knots and wise men loose them.

903. Knotty timber. To split knotty timber use smooth wedges.

904. Knowledge. Knowledge is power.

905. Knowledge. Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age.

906. Knowledge. The knowledge of the disease is half the cure.

907. Knowledge. Knowledge, like physic, is more plague than profit, if it arrives too late.

908. Knowledge. An ounce of knowledge may be worth a pound of comfort.

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909. Labours. He that labours and thrives, spins gold.

910. Labour. Labour warms, sloth harms.

911. Ladle. The ladle cools the pot.

912. Ladder. Step after step the ladder is ascended.

913. Lamb's tail. A woman's tongue wags like a lamb's tail.

914. Lame. The lame goeth as far as the staggerer.

915. Lammas. After Lammas corn ripens as much by night as by day.

916. Land. Land was never lost for want of an heir.

917. Land.

Many a one for land,
Takes a fool by the hand.

918. Lantern. On a dark night an owl would be glad of a lantern.

919. Last straw. It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

920. Late. Better late than never.

921. Laugh. Let them laugh that win.

922. Laugh. That's where the laugh comes in.

923. Laugh. They laugh the loudest who have least to lose.

924. Law. In a thousand pounds of law there's not an ounce of love.

925. Law. The law is not the same at morning and night.

926. Law. He that loves law will get his fill.

927. Law makers. Law makers should not be law breakers.

928. Laws. Laws catch flies, but let hornets go free.

929. Laws.

Laws, like spiders' webs, are wrought,
Large flies break through, the small are caught.

930. Laws. Laws were made for rogues.

931. Lawyer. A good lawyer, an evil neighbour.

932. Lawyers. Fair and softly as lawyers go to heaven.

933. Lazy folk. Lazy folk take the most pains.

934. Lead. A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink unless he will.

935. Lead. 'Tis folly to dig for lead with a silver shovel.

936. Leak. A small leak will sink a great ship.

937. Learn. Never too old to learn.

938. Learning. Learning makes a man fit company for himself.

939. Least. Least said is soonest mended.

940. Least boy. The least boy always carries the greatest fiddle.

941. Leather. Nothing like leather.

942. Leech. The empty leech sucks sore.

943. Lend. He that doth not lend doth lose his friend.

944. Lend. He would not lend his knife to the devil to stab himself.

945. Liar. A liar should have a good memory.

946. Liars. Liars have short wings.

947. Libel. The greater truth, the greater libel.

948. Liberal. The liberal man deviseth liberal things.

949. Liberty. Too much liberty spoils all.

950. Lie. One lie makes many.

951. Lies. He lies as fast as a dog can trot.

952. Life. Life is full of hazards, which experience neither bought nor taught will always enable us to foresee.

953. Life. Life is half spent before we know what it is.

954. Life. Life is sweet.

955. Life. Life lies not in living, but in liking.

956. Life. While there's life there's hope.

957. Light. He stands in his own light.

958. Light. Every light has its shadow.

959. Light. Every light is not the sun.

960. Light gains. Light gains make a heavy purse.

961. Like. As like as two peas.

962. Like. Every one as they like best, as the good man said when he kissed his cow.

963. Like. Like father like son.

964. Like. Like will to like.

965. Lion. The lion's not half so fierce as he's painted.

966. Lips. Lips however rosy must be fed.

967. Listeners. Listeners never hear good of themselves.

968. Little. Little and often fills the purse.

969. Little. Little mother, little daughter.

970. Little birds. Little birds may peck a dead lion.

971. Little boats. Little boats must keep the shore.

972. Little bodies. Little bodies have large souls.

973. Little good. A little good is soon spent.

974. Little goods. Little goods, little care.

975. Little hole. One may see day at a little hole.

976. Little house.

A little house well fill'd,
A little land well till'd,
And a little wife well will'd.

977. Little minds. Little minds, like weak liquors, are soon soured.

978. Little things. Little things please little minds.

979. Live. Everything would live.

980. Live. It's not how long, but how well, we live.

981. Live. Live and learn.

982. Live. Live and let live.

983. Liver (longest). The longest liver dies at last.

984. Lives. He that lives not well one year sorrows for it seven.

985. Liveth. He liveth long that liveth well.

986. Living dog. A living dog is better than a dead lion.

987. Load. All lay load on the willing horse.

988. Lock. You needn't lock the stable door when the steed is stolen.

989. Look. Look before you leap.

990. Look. They look one way and row another.

991. Looked for. Long looked for comes at last.

992. Long lane. 'Tis a long lane that has no turning.

993. Longs. He that longs most lacks most.

994. Longest day. The longest day must have an end.

995. Loquacity. The loquacity of fools is a warning to the wise.

996. Lords. New lords new laws.

997. Losers. Losers are always in the wrong.

998. Loss.

He that goeth out with often loss,
At last comes home by Weeping Cross.

999. Lost. 'Tis not lost that comes at last.

1000. Love. Love is no lack.

1001. Love. Love is blind.

1002. Love. Love is the touchstone of virtue.

1003. Love. Love lives in cottages as well as in courts.

1004. Love. Love me little, love me long.

1005. Love. Love me, love my dog.

1006. Love. They love too much who die for love.

1007. Love. Whom we love best to them we can say least.

1008. Love and a cough. Love and a cough cannot be hid.

1009. Love (hot). Hot love is soon cold.

1010. Lovers. Lovers live on love, as larks on leeks.

1011. Lowly sit. Lowly sit and be richly warm.

1012. Luck. Give a man luck, and throw him into the sea.

1013. Luck. The devil's children have the devil's luck.

1014. Luck (ill). What is worse than ill-luck?

1015. Lucky. It is better to be born lucky than rich.

1016. Lucky. It's better to be lucky than wise.

1017. Lucky. Happy go lucky.

1018. Lurch. Never leave a friend in the lurch.

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1019. Maidens. Maidens must be seen and not heard.

1020. Malice. Malice is mindful.

1021. Malt. Slow fire makes sweet malt.

1022. Man. A man at five may be a fool at fifteen.

1023. Man. Man proposes, God disposes.

1024. Man. Man doth what he can, and God what He will.

1025. Manners. Manners often make fortunes.

1026. Many hands. Many hands make light work.

1027. March.

March wind and May sun,
Make clothes white and maids dun.

1028. March. March many weathers.

1029. March dust. A bushel of March dust is worth a king's ransom.

1030. Market. A man must sell his ware at the rate of the market.

1031. Market. Forsake not the market for the toll.

1032. Market. If fools went not to market, bad ware would not be sold.

1033. Market. Three women and a goose make a market.

1034. Marriage (ill). An ill marriage is a spring of ill fortune.

1035. Marriage. Marriage halves our griefs, and doubles our joys.

1036. Marriages. Marriages are made in heaven.

1037. Marries. He who marries for wealth sells his liberty.

1038. Marry. Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

1039. Marry.

Bachelors, before you marry,
Have a house wherein to tarry.

1040. Marry.

If you regard old saws, mind, thus they say,
'Tis bad to marry in the month of May.

1041. Master. Like master like man.

1042. Master. He that will too soon be his own master, will have a fool for his scholar.

1043. Master. No man is his craft's master the first day.

1044. Master. Marry above your match and you get a master.

1045. Master. One eye of the master sees more than four of the servants'.

1046. Master-craft. Of all the crafts honesty is the master-craft.

1047. Masters. No man can serve two masters.

1048. Master's eye. The master's eye makes the horse fat.

1049. Master's eye. The master's eye does more work than his hands.

1050. Matrimony. Matrimony's a matter of money.

1051. May be. Every "may be" hath a "may not be."

1052. May. A windy March and a rainy April make a beautiful May.

1053. May (cold).

A cold May,
Plenty of corn and hay.

1054. Meadow. A thin meadow is soon mowed.

1055. Measure. Good measure is a merry mean.

1056. Measure. With what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

1057. Measure. Measure twice before you cut once.

1058. Measures. He measures your corn by his bushel.

1059. Meat. Much meat, much maladies.

1060. Meat. Meat is much, but manners is more.

1061. Medium. There's a medium between painting the face and not washing it.

1062. Medlars. Medlars are never good till they be rotten.

1063. Medlars. Time and straw make medlars ripe.

1064. Mend. It is never too late to mend.

1065. Mend. If every one would mend one, all would be mended.

1066. Mend. In the end things will mend.

1067. Mercy. Cry you mercy, who killed my cat?

1068. Merry. He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.

1069. Merry. It's good to be merry and wise.

1070. Merry. It is good to be merry at meat.

1071. Merry. Merry meet, merry part, merry meet again.

1072. Merry. As long lives a merry heart as a sad.

1073. Merry month. The merry month of May.

1074. Mettle. Mettle is dangerous in a blind horse.

1075. Milk. Milk which will not be made into butter must be made into cheese.

1076. Milk. Who would keep a cow when he may have a bottle of milk for a penny!

1077. Mill. No mill, no meal.

1078. Millstone. I can see as far into a millstone as the picker.

1079. Millstone. The lower millstone grinds as well as the upper.

1080. Mind. Out of sight, out of mind.

1081. Mind.

In the forehead and the eye,
The picture of the mind doth lie.

1082. Mind. A woman's mind and winter wind often change.

1083. Mind. A wise man changes his mind; a fool never.

1084. Mirth. A pennyworth of mirth is worth a pound of sorrow.

1085. Mischief. A little mischief is too much.

1086. Mischiefs. Mischiefs come by the pound and go away by the ounce.

1087. Misfortunes. Misfortunes seldom come alone.

1088. Miss. A miss is as good as a mile.

1089. Mists.

So many mists in March you see,
So many frosts in May will be.

1090. Misunderstanding. Misunderstanding brings lies to town.

1091. Mob. The mob has many heads, but no brains.

1092. Mocking. Mocking is catching.

1093. Modesty. Modesty is the handmaid of virtue.

1094. Monday.

Monday for wealth,
Tuesday for health,
Wednesday the best day of all;
Thursday for crosses,
Friday for losses,
Saturday no luck at all.

1095. Money. Money is more easily made than made use of.

1096. Money.

They who have money are troubled about it,
And they who have none are troubled without it.

1097. Money. Money makes money.

1098. Money. Money often makes the man.

1099. Money. The abundance of money ruins youth.

1100. Money. A fool and his money are soon parted.

1101. Money. A fool may make money, but a wise man should spend it.

1102. Money. 'Tis money makes the mare to go.

1103. Money. He that hath no money needeth no purse.

1104. Moon.

In the old of the moon,
A cloudy morning bodes a fair afternoon.

1105. Moon.

A Saturday's moon
Always comes too soon.

1106. Moon. The moon's not seen where the sun shines.

1107. More. The more the merrier; the fewer the better cheer.

1108. Morning. Lose an hour in the morning, and you'll be all day hunting for it.

1109. Morning sun. The morning sun never lasts a day.

1110. Most. Do as most do, and fewest will speak ill of thee.

1111. Most. Most take all.

1112. Mother's breath. The mother's breath is always sweet.

1113. Mother's heart. A mother's heart never grows old.

1114. Mother-wit. An ounce of mother-wit is worth a pound of clergy.

1115. Mountain. Never make a mountain of a mole-hill.

1116. Mountain. If the mountain will not go to Mahomet, let Mahomet go to the mountain.

1117. Mouth civility. Mouth civility costs little but is worth less.

1118. Mouths. He that sends mouths sends meat.

1119. Much. A fool demands much, but he's a greater that gives it.

1120. Much. Much is expected where much is given.

1121. Much. Much would have more, and lost all.

1122. Muddles. Muddles at home make husbands roam.

1123. Muffled cats. Muffled cats are bad mousers.

1124. Murder. Murder will out.

1125. Music. Music helps not the toothache.

1126. Music. Where music is no harm can be.

1127. Musician. When a musician hath forgot his note, he makes as though a crumb stuck in his throat.

1128. Musk. It's no use looking for musk in a dog's kennel.

1129. Mute. They are as mute as fishes.

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1130. Name. A good name is better than riches.

1131. Name. A good name keeps its lustre in the dark.

1132. Name. Take away my good name, and take away my life.

1133. Nature. 'Tis the nature of the beast.

1134. Necessity. Necessity knows no law.

1135. Necessity. Make a virtue of necessity.

1136. Necessity. Necessity is the mother of invention.

1137. Need. Need makes the old wife trot.

1138. Need. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

1139. Needle. To look for a needle in a pottle of hay.

1140. Needy.

He that's needy when he is married
Shall be rich when he is buried.

1141. Neighbour. Love thy neighbour, but pull not down thy hedge.

1142. Neighbour-quart. Neighbour-quart is good quart.

1143. Neighbour. You must ask your neighbour if you shall live in peace.

1144. Neighbour's house. When thy neighbour's house is on fire, be careful of thine own.

1145. Net. All is fish that comes to his net.

1146. New.

Be not the first by whom the new is tried,
Be not the last to cast the old aside.

1147. New broom. A new broom sweeps clean.

1148. News. No news is good news.

1149. Nimble. A nimble ninepence is better than a slow shilling.

1150. Nip. Nip it in the bud.

1151. Noble. The more noble the more humble.

1152. Nods. The great Homer himself sometimes nods.

1153. Nonsense.

A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.

1154. Notice. It is the part of a wise man to take no notice of many things.

1155. Nothing. By doing nothing we learn to do ill.

1156. Nothing. Of nothing comes nothing.

1157. Nothing. Doing nothing is the hardest work.

1158. Nothing. Nothing came out of the sack but what was in it.

1159. Nothing. It is more painful to do nothing than something.

1160. Nothing. Doing nothing is doing ill.

1161. November.

November take flail,
Let ships no more sail.

1162. Now. Now or never.

1163. Nurse. The nurse's tongue is privileged to talk.

1164. Nutshell. You may as well bid me lade the sea with a nutshell.

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1165. Oak. An oak is not felled by one blow.

1166. Occasion. An occasion lost cannot be redeemed.

1167. October.

Good October, a good blast,
To blow the hog acorn and mast.

1168. Offer. Never refuse a good offer.

1169. Offender. The offender never pardons.

1170. Often. Little and often fills the purse.

1171. Old age. When old age is evil, youth can learn no good.

1172. Old. Old young, old long.

1173. Old cat. An old cat laps as much as a young kitten.

1174. Old cock. As the old cock crows so crows the young.

1175. Old dog. An old dog barks not in vain.

1176. Old dog. An old dog will learn no tricks.

1177. Older. Older and wiser.

1178. Old fools. Old fools are the worst of fools.

1179. Old foxes. Old foxes need no tutors.

1180. Old friends. Old friends to meet, old wine to drink, and old wood to burn.

1181. Old friends. Old friends and old wine are best.

1182. Old men. Old men are twice children.

1183. Old sack. An old sack wanteth much patching.

1184. Old saws. Old saws speak the truth.

1185. Old sore. It's ill healing an old sore.

1186. Omelettes. You can't make omelettes without breaking eggs.

1187. Once. Once well done is twice done.

1188. One. Make much of one, good men are scarce.

1189. One hand. One hand will not clasp.

1190. One hole. The mouse that hath but one hole is easily taken.

1191. One thing. Too much of one thing is good for nothing.

1192. Opportunity. Opportunity makes the thief.

1193. Opportunity. Opportunity lingers sometimes.

1194. Oppression. Oppression causeth rebellion.

1195. Orderly. In an orderly house all is soon ready.

1196. Orts. Evening orts are good morning fodder.

1197. Otherwise. Some are wise, and some are otherwise.

1198. Ought. Do what thou ought, let come what may.

1199. Outbid. Be not too hasty to outbid another.

1200. Over. Over boots, over shoes.

1201. Overtakes. None is so wise but the fool overtakes him sometimes.

1202. Oysters. Oysters are not good in the month that hath not an R in it.

1203. Own dog. A man may cause his own dog to bite him.

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1204. Pain. Pain is forgotten where gain follows.

1205. Pain. Great pain and little gain make a man soon weary.

1206. Pains. No pains, no profit.

1207. Pains. Pains are the wages of ill-pleasures.

1208. Painting. On painting and fighting look aloof off.

1209. Pardon. Pardon all men, but never thyself.

1210. Parents. Study to be worthy of your parents.

1211. Partridge.

If the partridge had the woodcock's thigh,
It would be the best bird that ever did fly.

1212. Passion. A man in a passion rides a horse that runs away with him.

1213. Patch. Patch and sit long, build and soon flit.

1214. Patience. Patience is a flower that grows not in every one's garden.

1215. Patience. Patience is a plaister for all sores.

1216. Patient. As patient as Job.

1217. Pay. Pay him in his own coin.

1218. Pay. Pay as you go.

1219. Pays last. He that pays last never pays twice.

1220. Payment.

They who don't intend to pay,
Will promise payment any day.

1221. Pearls. Cast not pearls before swine.

1222. Peas. He who hath most peas may put most in the pot.

1223. Pedlar. A small pack suits a small pedlar.

1224. Pedlar. Let every pedlar carry his own pack.

1225. Pen. Pen and ink are a wit's plough.

1226. Pence. Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.

1227. Penny. That penny is well spent that saves a groat.

1228. Penny. A penny in my purse will bid me drink when all my friends I have will not.

1229. Penny. A penny in your pocket is a good companion.

1230. Penny. In for a penny, in for a pound.

1231. Penny. A penny saved is a penny got.

1232. Penny wise. Penny wise and pound foolish.

1233. Pepper. Pepper is black, yet it hath a good smack.

1234. Perch. The topmost branch is not the safest perch.

1235. Peril. Peril proves who dearly loves.

1236. Perseverance. Perseverance kills the game.

1237. Persuasion. The persuasion of the fortunate sways the doubtful.

1238. Peter. He robs Peter to pay Paul.

1239. Physician. Physician heal thyself.

1240. Physicians.

The best physicians are Doctor Diet,
Doctor Cheeriman, and Doctor Quiet.

1241. Pictures. Painted pictures are dead speakers.

1242. Pig's tail. You can't make a horn of a pig's tail.

1243. Pillow. Sleep on it; the pillow is the best counsellor.

1244. Pilot. Every man is a pilot in a calm sea.

1245. Pin. He that will not stoop for a pin, shall never be worth a point.

1246. Pin.

See a pin and let it lie,
Want a pin before you die.

1247. Pin. A pin a day is a groat a year.

1248. Pinches. No one knows where the shoe pinches so well as him who wears it.

1249. Pipe. He can ill pipe that wants his upper lip.

1250. Pitcher. The pitcher does not go so often to the water, but it comes home broken at last.

1251. Pity. Pity, promises, and blame, are always cheap and plentiful.

1252. Pity. Foolish pity spoils a city.

1253. Place. Sit in your place, and none can make you rise.

1254. Place. A place for everything, and everything in its place.

1255. Plain dealing. Plain dealing's a jewel.

1256. Play.

All play and no work,
Gives Tom a ragged shirt.

1257. Play. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

1258. Play. If you play with a fool at home, he'll play with you in the market.

1259. Please all.

He that would please all, and himself too,
Undertakes what he cannot do.

1260. Pleasing. Pleasing ware is half sold.

1261. Pleasure. Make not a toil of your pleasure.

1262. Plenty. Plenty as blackberries.

1263. Plough. Don't stop the plough to catch a mouse.

1264. Plough. A man must plough with such oxen as he hath.

1265. Plough.

He that by the plough would thrive,
Himself must either hold or drive.

1266. Poor. Do not live poor to die rich.

1267. Poor. As poor as Job.

1268. Poor folk. Poor folk have few kindred.

1269. Poor folk. Poor folk are glad of pottage.

1270. Pope. He that would be Pope must think of nothing else.

1271. Possession. Possession is nine points of the law, and they say there are but ten.

1272. Pot. A little pot is soon hot.

1273. Pot. The pot calls the kettle black.

1274. Poverty. Poverty parts friends.

1275. Poverty. Poverty breeds strife.

1276. Poverty. Poverty is the mother of health.

1277. Poverty. When poverty comes in at the door, friendship leaps out of the window.

1278. Poverty. Poverty parteth good fellowship.

1279. Poverty. Poverty makes a man acquainted with strange bed-fellows.

1280. Practice. Practice makes perfect.

1281. Praise. True praise takes root and spreads.

1282. Praise. Neither praise nor dispraise thyself, thine actions serve the turn.

1283. Praise. Never sound the trumpet of your own praise.

1284. Praise. Praise a fair day at night.

1285. Praise. Old praise dies, unless you feed it.

1286. Prate. Prate is but prate; 'tis money buys land.

1287. Pray. He that would learn to pray let him go to sea.

1288. Prettiness. Prettiness makes no pottage.

1289. Prettiness. Prettiness dies quickly.

1290. Prevention. Prevention is better than cure.

1291. Prey. Birds of prey do not sing.

1292. Pride. Pride feels no pain.

1293. Pride. Pride will have a fall.

1294. Pride. Pride goes before, and shame follows after.

1295. Procrastination. Procrastination is the thief of time.

1296. Promise. He is poor indeed that cannot promise nothing.

1297. Promise. Be slow to promise, but quick to perform.

1298. Promise. Apt to promise, apt to forget.

1299. Promises. Promises are too much like pie-crusts, made to be broken.

1300. Proof. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

1301. Prosperity. Prosperity gains friends, adversity tries them.

1302. Proud mind. There's nothing agrees worse than a proud mind and a beggar's purse.

1303. Proverb. According to the old proverb.

1304. Proverbs. Proverbs are the texts of common life.

1305. Pry. Pry not into other people's affairs.

1306. Pryeth. He that pryeth into every cloud, may be stricken with a thunder-bolt.

1307. Puddle. Every path hath a puddle.

1308. Puff. Puff not against the wind.

1309. Pull. Pull gently on a weak rope.

1310. Pull down. It is easier to pull down than to build.

1311. Punctuality. Punctuality begets confidence.

1312. Punishment. Many without punishment, none without sin.

1313. Purse. Be ruled by your purse.

1314. Purse. Let your purse be your master.

1315. Purse. You cannot make a purse of a sow's ear.

1316. Purse. A full purse maketh the mouth to speak.

1317. Purse. He that shows his purse longs to be rid of it.

1318. Purse.

Be it better or be it worse,
Be ruled by him who bears the purse.

1319. Purse. A heavy purse makes a light heart.

1320. Purse. He who gets four pounds and spends five has no need of a purse.

1321. Purses (wrinkled). Wrinkled purses make wrinkled faces.

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1322. Quarrel. Don't quarrel with the beggar for his bone.

1323. Quench. To cast oil in the fire is not the way to quench it.

1324. Quick. Quick at meat, quick at work.

1325. Quietness. Next to love, quietness.

1326. Quiet life. Anything for a quiet life.

1327. Quote. The devil can quote Scripture to suit his purpose.

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1328. Ragged colt. A ragged colt may make a good horse.

1329. Rain.

Rain from east,
Two days at least.

1330. Rain.

Should it rain on Easter Day,
There'll be plenty of grass and little hay.

1331. Rain. Some rain, some rest.

1332. Rain. After rain comes fair weather.

1333. Rain. Small rain lays great dust.

1334. Rains. It never rains but it pours.

1335. Raise. Raise no more spirits than you can conjure down.

1336. Ready money. Ready money will away.

1337. Real friend. He is a real friend who assists one in a pinch.

1338. Reason. If we do not hear reason she will one day make herself be heard.

1339. Reason. There's reason in roasting of eggs.

1340. Receiver. The receiver is as bad as the thief.

1341. Receivers. If there were no receivers there would be no thieves.

1342. Reckless youth. Reckless youth makes rueful age.

1343. Reckons. He that reckons without his host must reckon again.

1344. Reckoning. Fools always come short of their reckoning.

1345. Reckoning. Short reckonings make long friends.

1346. Reconcile. Reconcile yourself to present trials, the future may bring worse.

1347. Recorder. A good recorder sets all in order.

1348. Reigns. Man reigns and woman rules.

1349. Reins. Men hold the reins, but the women tell them which way to drive.

1350. Religion. Better wear a cloak for religion than religion for a cloak.

1351. Remove. Remove an old tree and it will wither.

1352. Removed. A plant often removed cannot thrive.

1353. Reproof. A smart reproof is better than smooth deceit.

1354. Reserve. Reserve the master-blow.

1355. Re-telling. A story never loses by re-telling.

1356. Revenge. To forget wrong is the greatest revenge.

1357. Revenge. Revenge is sweet.

1358. Rich. God help the rich, the poor can beg.

1359. Riches. Riches are like muck, which stink in a heap, but spread abroad make the earth fruitful.

1360. Riches. Riches are but the baggage of fortune.

1361. Ride. Better ride on an ass that carries me than a horse that throws me.

1362. Right hand. Let not thy right hand know what thy left hand doeth.

1363. Riseth. He that riseth betimes hath something in his head.

1364. River. Follow the river and you'll get to the sea.

1365. Road. Rich country, bad road.

1366. Roost. A bird can roost upon but one branch.

1367. Rolling stone. A rolling stone gathers no moss.

1368. Rome. When you are at Rome, do as Rome does.

1369. Rome. Rome was not built in a day.

1370. Rudder. He that will not be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.

1371. Rose. The fairest rose at last is withered.

1372. Rotten apple. A rotten apple injures its companions.

1373. Rugged stone. A rugged stone grows smooth from hand to hand.

1374. Rule. There is no rule without an exception.

1375. Rules. Love rules his kingdom without a sword.

1376. Runs. He that runs fastest gets the prize.

1377. Runs fast. He that runs fast will not run long.

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1378. Sack. It's a bad sack will abide no clouting.

1379. Sack. Nothing comes out of the sack but what was in it.

1380. Saddle. Set the saddle on the right horse.

1381. Sadness. Sadness and gladness succeed each other.

1382. St. David's day.

Upon St. David's day,
Put oats and barley in the clay.

1383. St. Stephen.

Blessed be St. Stephen;
There's no fast upon his even.

1384. Sail. Make not your sail too large for your ship.

1385. Salmon. Salmon and sermon have their season in Lent.

1386. Salt. Catch a bird by putting salt on its tail.

1387. Sand. You can't make ropes of sand.

1388. Sauce. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

1389. Sauce. Sweet meat must have some sauce.

1390. Save.

If youth knew what age will crave,
It sure would strive to get and save.

1391. Save. Who will not save a penny, shall never have many.

1392. Saving. Saving is getting.

1393. Saving. It's useless saving at the spigot and spending at the bung-hole.

1394. Saving. Of saving cometh having.

1395. Say. Learn to say before you sing.

1396. Saying. Saying and doing are two things.

1397. Says. If a man says little he thinks the more.

1398. Say well.

"Say well," and "do well," end with one letter;
To say well, it is well, but to do well is better.

1399. Scabbed sheep. One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock.

1400. Scald. Scald not your lips in another man's pottage.

1401. Scalded cat. A scalded cat fears cold water.

1402. Sceptre. A sceptre is one thing, a ladle another.

1403. Scholar. A mere scholar a mere ass.

1404. Scholars. The greatest scholars are not always the wisest men.

1405. Scorning. Scorning is catching.

1406. Scotch mist. A Scotch mist will wet an Englishman through to the skin.

1407. Sea. On the sea sail; on the land settle.

1408. Season. Everything is good in its season.

1409. Season. To everything there is a season; and a time to every purpose under heaven.

1410. Second blow. 'Tis the second blow that makes a fray.

1411. Secret. He that revealeth his secret maketh himself a slave.

1412. Seeing. Seeing is believing.

1413. Seek. Seek till you find, and you'll lose no labour.

1414. Seldom seen. Seldom seen, soon forgotten.

1415. Self. Self do, self have.

1416. Self Love. Self love's a mote in every man's eye.

1417. Self praise. Self praise is no recommendation.

1418. September.

September blow soft,
Till the fruit's in the loft.

1419. Servants. Good servants make good masters.

1420. Shadow. Catch not at the shadow and lose the substance.

1421. Share. Share and share alike.

1422. Shaving. It's ill shaving against the wool.

1423. Shear.

Shear your sheep in May,
And shear them all away.

1424. Sheep. One sheep follows another.

1425. Ships. Ships fear fire more than water.

1426. Shoe. The finest shoe often hurts the foot.

1427. Shoe. To know where the shoe pinches.

1428. Shoot. Every man will shoot at the enemy, but few will go to fetch the shaft.

1429. Shop. Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.

1430. Shorn sheep. God tempers the wind to the shorn sheep.

1431. Short cuts. Short cuts are sometimes longest.

1432. Short reckonings. Short reckonings are soon cleared.

1433. Short and sweet. Short and sweet like a donkey's gallop.

1434. Shrew. Every one can tame a shrew but he that hath her.

1435. Sigh. Never sigh but send.

1436. Sight. Out of sight out of mind.

1437. Silence. Silence seldom doth harm.

1438. Silence. Silence is consent.

1439. Silence. Silence is the best ornament of a woman.

1440. Silver. White silver draws black lines.

1441. Silver spoon. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

1442. Sing. A bird that can sing and won't sing, must be made to sing.

1443. Sing. None but fools and fiddlers sing at their meat.

1444. Sings. Who sings drives away care.

1445. Sit still. As good sit still as rise up and fall.

1446. Slander. Few people are out of the reach of slander.

1447. Slander. Slander leaves a score behind it.

1448. Slavery.

Account not that work slavery
That brings in penny savoury.

1449. Sleep. One hour's sleep before midnight is worth two hours after.

1450. Sleeping. There is sleeping enough in the grave.

1451. Sleeping dog. Don't wake a sleeping dog.

1452. Slip. Better that the feet slip than the tongue.

1453. Sloth. Sloth turneth the edge of wit.

1454. Sloth. Sloth is the mother of poverty.

1455. Slow. Slow and sure.

1456. Sluggard's guise.

The sluggard's guise,
Loth to go to bed and loth to rise.

1457. Sluts. Sluts are good enough to make slovens' pottage.

1458. Small fish. Better are small fish than an empty dish.

1459. Small things. Small things affect light minds.

1460. Small things. He that despiseth small things shall fall by little and little.

1461. Smoke. Where there is smoke there is fire.

1462. Snake. Put a snake in your bosom, and when it is warm it will sting you.

1463. Snow. A snow year, a rich year.

1464. Softly. He that goes softly goes surely.

1465. Soft words. Soft words butter no parsnips.

1466. Soldiers. Soldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.

1467. Son.

My son's my son till he hath got him a wife,
But my daughter's my daughter all the days of her life.

1468. Soon hot. Soon hot, soon cold.

1469. Sooner said. 'Tis sooner said than done.

1470. Sorrow. Sorrow and bad weather come unsent for.

1471. Sorrow. Sorrow will pay no debt.

1472. Sorrow. A fat sorrow is better than a lean one.

1473. Sorrow. Sorrow is good for nothing but sin.

1474. Sorrow. Sorrow will wear away in time.

1475. Sorrow. When sorrow is asleep, wake it not.

1476. Sorrow. Sorrow comes unsent for, and, like the unbidden guest, brings his own stool.

1477. Sorrowing. He goes a-sorrowing, who goes a-borrowing.

1478. Sound. As sound as a nut.

1479. Sour grapes. "Sour grapes," as the fox said when he could not reach them.

1480. Sow. Every sow to her own trough.

1481. Sows. Who sows in May gets little that way.

1482. Sows. What a man sows, that shall he also reap.

1483. Spare. 'Tis too late, to spare when the bottom is bare.

1484. Spare. It is better to spare at the brim than the bottom.

1485. Spare. Spare when young and spend when old.

1486. Spare. Spare to speak and spare to spend.

1487. Speak. There is a time to speak as well as to be silent.

1488. Speak. Speak well of the dead.

1489. Speak. Many speak much that cannot speak well.

1490. Speak. Speak fair and think what you will.

1491. Speaks.

He that speaks me fair and loves me not,
I'll speak him fair and trust him not.

1492. Speculation. Speculation completes what extravagance began.

1493. Speech. Speech is the picture of the mind.

1494. Spend. Spend not where you may save; spare not where you must spend.

1495. Spend. Carefully spend, and God will send.

1496. Spend. Spend and be free, but make no waste.

1497. Spender. To a good spender God is the treasurer.

1498. Spenders. Great spenders are bad lenders.

1499. Spends.

He who more than his worth doth spend,
Makes a rope his life to end;
He who spends more than he should,
Shall not have to spend when he would.

1500. Spends. You may know by a penny how a shilling spends.

1501. Spendthrift. It is the thrift of a spendthrift which ruins him most effectually.

1502. Spice. Who hath spice enough may season his meat as he pleaseth.

1503. Spite. Don't cut your nose off to spite your face.

1504. Spits. Who spits against the wind spits in his own face.

1505. Split. He would split a hair.

1506. Spoil. Too many cooks spoil the broth.

1507. Spoil. Spoil not the ship for a penn'orth of tar.

1508. Spoken of. Better be ill spoken of by one before all, than by all before one.

1509. Sport. It's poor sport that is not worth the candle.

1510. Sport. No sport, no pie.

1511. Spots. Rich men's spots are covered with money.

1512. Sprat. Throw a sprat to catch a whale.

1513. Spur. Do not spur a free horse.

1514. Stable. Being born in a stable does not make a man a horse.

1515. Stake. An ill stake standeth longest.

1516. Standers by. Standers by see more than the gamesters.

1517. Standing. The higher the standing the lower the fall.

1518. Standing pools. Standing pools gather filth.

1519. Stars. Stars are not seen during sunshine.

1520. Starve. He would starve in a cook-shop.

1521. Steal. He that will steal an egg will steal an ox.

1522. Steal. He that will steal a pin will steal a better thing.

1523. Steal. One man may better steal a horse than another look over the hedge.

1524. Steed. When the steed is stolen the stable door shall be shut.

1525. Step by step. Step by step the ladder is climbed.

1526. Sticks. Little sticks kindle the fire, but great ones put it out.

1527. Stile. He that will not go over the stile must be thrust through the gate.

1528. Still water. Trust not still water nor a silent man.

1529. Still water. Keep me from still water; from that which is rough I can keep myself.

1530. Still waters. Still waters run deep.

1531. Stinking fish. Never cry "Stinking fish."

1532. Stitch. A stitch in time saves nine.

1533. Stock. Whoso lacketh a stock, his gain's not worth a chip.

1534. Stolen kisses. Stolen kisses are sweet.

1535. Stomach. The full stomach loatheth the honeycomb, but to the hungry every bitter thing is sweet.

1536. Stomach. With stomach, wife, and conscience keep on good terms.

1537. Stone wall.

Hard upon hard makes a bad stone wall;
But soft upon soft makes none at all.

1538. Stools. Between two stools he comes to the ground.

1539. Stoop. He must stoop that hath a low door.

1540. Storm. After a storm comes a calm.

1541. Store. Store is no sore.

1542. Story. One story is good until another's told.

1543. Straight trees. Straight trees have crooked roots.

1544. Stratagem. By stratagem, not valour.

1545. Stream. No striving against the stream.

1546. Strife. Weight and measure take away strife.

1547. Strife. Haste makes waste, and waste makes want, and want makes strife between the good man and his wife.

1548. Strike. Strike while the iron is hot.

1549. Strokes. Little strokes fell great oaks.

1550. Study. Morning is the time for study.

1551. Stumbles. He that runs in the night stumbles.

1552. Stumbles. He that stumbles twice over the same stone, deserves to break his shins.

1553. Stumbles. 'Tis a good horse that never stumbles, and a good wife that never grumbles.

1554. Subjects' love. The subjects' love is the king's lifeguard.

1555. Success. Nothing succeeds like success.

1556. Success.

'Tis not in mortals to command success,
But we'll do more, Sempronius, we'll deserve it.

1557. Suckers. The young suckers drain the old tree.

1558. Sufferance. Of sufferance comes ease.

1559. Sufficient. Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.

1560. Suit. That suit is best that best fits me.

1561. Sunshine. No sunshine but hath some shadow.

1562. Supperless. Better go to bed supperless than to rise in debt.

1563. Suppers. Light suppers make long lives.

1564. Sure. Sure bind, sure find.

1565. Surgeon. A good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand.

1566. Swallow. One swallow does not make a summer.

1567. Swallow. One swallow makes not a spring, nor one woodcock a winter.

1568. Sweat. No sweat, no sweet.

1569. Sweep. Sweep before your own door.

1570. Sweep. They have need of a besom that sweep the house with a turf.

1571. Sweet. He deserves not the sweet that will not taste the sour.

1572. Swim. He must needs swim that's held up by the chin.

1573. Swim. Never trust yourself out of your depth till you can swim.

1574. Sword. He that strikes with the sword shall be beaten with the scabbard.

1575. Sword. Who draws his sword against his prince must throw away the scabbard.

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1576. Table. A poor man's table is soon spread.

1577. Table. Who depends upon another man's table often dines late.

1578. Tale-bearer. Remove the tale-bearer and contention ceaseth.

1579. Tale-bearers. Put no faith in tale-bearers.

1580. Talk. Talk of the devil and his imp appears.

1581. Talkers. The greatest talkers are always the least doers.

1582. Talking. Talking pays no toll.

1583. Taste. To him that hath lost his taste, sweet is sour.

1584. Teacheth. He teacheth ill who teacheth all.

1585. Tears. Nothing dries up sooner than tears.

1586. Teeth. A man may dig his grave with his teeth.

1587. Temperance. Temperance is the best physic.

1588. Tempter. The tempter is the greater rogue.

1589. Thanks. He loseth his thanks who promiseth and delayeth.

1590. Thatched. When I have thatched his house he would throw me down.

1591. Thief. Give a thief rope enough and he'll hang himself.

1592. Thief. The thief's sorry because he is caught, not because he is the thief.

1593. Thief. Set a thief to take a thief.

1594. Thieves. All are not thieves that dogs bark at.

1595. Think. One may think that dares not speak.

1596. Think. Think twice before you speak once.

1597. Think. Think much, speak little, and write less.

1598. Think.

Who thinks to live must live to think,
Else mind and body lose their link.

1599. Thinks. The horse thinks one thing, and he that rides him another.

1600. Thinkers. Thinkers govern toilers.

1601. Thistles. Gather thistles, expect prickles.

1602. Thistles. He that sows nothing plants thistles.

1603. Thorn. No rose without a thorn.

1604. Thorn. The thorn comes forth with his point forwards.

1605. Thorns. Roses, mind you, have thorns.

1606. Thorns. He that handles thorns shall prick his fingers.

1607. Thoughts. Second thoughts are best.

1608. Thoughts. Thoughts are free.

1609. Threatened. There are more threatened than struck.

1610. Threepence. If you make not much of threepence you'll ne'er be worth a groat.

1611. Thrifty. Thrifty men are fond of thrifty sayings.

1612. Thrive.

He that will thrive must rise at five.
He that hath thriven may lie till seven.

1613. Thunder. Thunder in December foretells fine weather.

1614. Thunders. When it thunders the thief becomes honest.

1615. Thyself. For what thou canst do thyself rely not on another.

1616. Tide. There is a tide in the affairs of man which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.

1617. Tide. Every tide has its ebb.

1618. Tide. The tide will fetch away what the ebb brings.

1619. Time. Take time by the forelock.

1620. Time. A mouse, in time, may bite in two a cable.

1621. Time. Take time when time is, for time will away.

1622. Time. Time and tide tarry for no man.

1623. Time. Time assuages the greatest grief.

1624. Time. Time cures sorrow.

1625. Time. Time is the rider that breaks youth.

1626. Time. Time tries all.

1627. Timely. Timely blossom timely ripe.

1628. Title. Simon Noland, clown, is a better style and title than Humphrey Hadland, gent.

1629. To-day. To-day me, to-morrow thee.

1630. Tom. He's Tom Tell-troth.

1631. To-morrow. To-morrow comes never.

1632. Tongue. A man may hold his tongue in an ill time.

1633. Tongue. Temper the tongue.

1634. Tongue. Confine your tongue, lest it confine you.

1635. Tongue. Keep your tongue within your teeth.

1636. Tongue.

The tongue breaketh bone,
Though itself have none.

1637. Tongue. The tongue's not steel, yet it cuts.

1638. Tongue. The tongue talks at the head's cost.

1639. Tongue. One tongue is enough for a woman.

1640. Tongue. Who has not a good tongue, ought to have good hands.

1641. Too late. Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.

1642. Tools. A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

1643. Tools. What is a workman without his tools?

1644. Too far. Too far east is west.

1645. Too much. He that grasps at too much, holds fast nothing.

1646. Top sawyers. We can't all be top sawyers.

1647. Trade. He that hath a trade hath an estate.

1648. Trade. Every man to his trade.

1649. Trade. Trade knows neither friends nor kindred.

1650. Trade. Trade is the mother of money.

1651. Trades. Jack of all trades, and master of none.

1652. Tradesman. A tradesman who gets not loseth.

1653. Travels. He that travels far knows much.

1654. Tree. A tree is known by its fruit, and not by its leaves.

1655. Tree. Remove an old tree and it will wither to death.

1656. Trees. Set trees poor, and they will grow rich; set them rich, and they will grow poor.

1657. Trees. You cannot see wood for trees.

1658. Trifle. Fall not out with a friend for a trifle.

1659. Trouble. He who seeketh trouble never misseth it.

1660. Troubled waters. Never fish in troubled waters.

1661. Troubles. Never make troubles of trifles.

1662. Troubles. Hidden troubles disquiet most.

1663. True word. There's many a true word spoken in jest.

1664. True. That is true which all men say.

1665. Trust.

If you trust before you try,
You may repent it ere you die.

1666. Trust. Trust in God, and keep your powder dry.

1667. Trust not. Trust not a broken staff.

1668. Trust not. Trust not a horse's heel, nor a dog's tooth.

1669. Truth. Truth lies in a well.

1670. Truth. Truth is stranger than fiction.

1671. Truth. Fair fall truth and daylight.

1672. Truth. Speak the truth and shame the devil.

1673. Truth. Truth hath a good face, but bad clothes.

1674. Truth. Truth may be blamed, but it can't be shamed.

1675. Truth.

Whatever you do, whatever you say,
Tell your doctor and lawyer the truth alway.

1676. Try. Try your friend before you trust him.

1677. Tub. Every tub must stand on its own bottom.

1678. Turn. One good turn deserves another.

1679. Turned. Swine, women, and bees are not to be turned.

1680. Twelfth day. At twelfth-day the days are lengthened a cock's stride.

1681. Twenty. As good twenty as nineteen.

1682. Twice. If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.

1683. Two faces. Never carry two faces under one hat.

1684. Two heads. Two heads are better than one.

1685. Two places. One cannot be in two places at once.

1686. Two Sundays. When two Sundays come in one week—that is, never.

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1687. Unhappy. An unhappy lad may make a good man.

1688. Units. The greatest number is made up of units.

1689. Unknown. Unknown, unmissed.

1690. Unminded. Unminded, unmoaned.

1691. Untaught. Better untaught than ill-taught.

1692. Use. Use is second nature.

1693. Use. Use the means, and God will give the blessing.

1694. Utility. Utility is preferable to grandeur.

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1695. Valentine's day.

On Valentine's day will a good goose lay,
If she be a good goose, her dame well to pay,
She will lay two eggs before Valentine's day.

1696. Valley. He who stays in the valley will never get over the hill.

1697. Valour. Valour can do little without discretion.

1698. Valour. Valour that parleys is near yielding.

1699. Venture. Nothing venture nothing win.

1700. Venture. Venture a small fish to catch a great one.

1701. Venture. Venture not all in one ship.

1702. Very last. Fools think themselves wise to the very last.

1703. Vicar of Bray. The vicar of Bray will be vicar of Bray still.

1704. Vice. Vice is nourished by being concealed.

1705. Vine. Make the vine poor, and it will make you rich.

1706. Vinegar. The sweetest wine makes the sharpest vinegar.

1707. Virtues. Search others for their virtues, thyself for their faults.

1708. Vows. Vows made in storms are forgotten in calms.

W

1709. Wager. A wager is a fool's argument.

1710. Wages. He who serves well need not be afraid to ask his wages.

1711. Waits. He that waits on another man's trencher, makes many a late dinner.

1712. Want. The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.

1713. Want of. For want of a nail the shoe is lost; for want of a shoe the horse is lost; for want of a horse the rider is lost.

1714. War. War, hunting, and law, are as full of trouble as pleasure.

1715. War. War is death's feast.

1716. War. Who preacheth war is the devil's chaplain.

1717. War (good). He that makes a good war makes a good peace.

1718. Wares (good). Good wares make quick markets.

1719. Warm. He that is warm thinks all are so.

1720. Warm. He is wise enough that can keep himself warm in winter.

1721. Warm.

The head and feet kept warm,
The rest will take no harm.

1722. Washing. There's no washing the blackamore white.

1723. Waste. Waste not, want not.

1724. Waste. Wilful waste makes woeful want.

1725. Watch. Good watch prevents misfortune.

1726. Watch. You may be a wise man though you cannot make a watch.

1727. Watched pot. A watched pot never boils.

1728. Water. Water bewitched.

1729. Water. We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

1730. Wax. He that hath a head of wax must not walk in the sun.

1731. Way. Where there's a will there's a way.

1732. Ways (more). There are more ways to kill a dog than hanging.

1733. Ways. To him that wills ways are not wanting.

1734. Weakest. Let the weakest go to the wall.

1735. Weakest. Where it is weakest there the thread breaketh.

1736. Wealth. Their folly pleads the privilege of wealth.

1737. Wearer. The wearer best knows where the shoe pinches.

1738. Wearing. Everything is the worse for wearing.

1739. Wears. Constant dropping wears the stone.

1740. Weather. 'Tis pity fair weather should do any harm.

1741. Weather (change). Any flat can talk of change of weather.

1742. Wedding. Wedding and ill-wintering tame both man and beast.

1743. Wedlock. Wedlock is a padlock.

1744. Weds. Who weds ere he be wise shall die ere he thrive.

1745. Weep. As great a pity to see a woman weep, as to see a goose go barefoot.

1746. Welcome. As welcome as the flowers in May.

1747. Welcome. "Welcome death," quoth the rat, when the trap fell down.

1748. Welcome. Welcome is the best dish on the table.

1749. Well. Let well alone.

1750. Well. When the well is dug it is easy enough to pump.

1751. Well-doing. Be not weary of well-doing.

1752. Well-ordered. All things are soon prepared in a well-ordered house.

1753. Wells. Well-drawn wells give the sweetest water.

1754. Wept. I wept when I was born, and every day shows why.

1755. Whet. A whet is no let [hindrance].

1756. Whistle. You may pay too dear for your whistle.

1757. Why. There's ne'er a why, but there's a wherefore.

1758. Wide. Wide will wear but narrow will tear.

1759. Wife. Choose your wife on Saturday, and not on a Sunday.

1760. Wife. He that goes far from home for a wife, either intends to cheat or will be cheated.

1761. Wife. A man's best fortune or his worst is his wife.

1762. Wife. There is one good wife in the country, and every man thinks he hath her.

1763. Wife (good). A good wife makes a good husband.

1764. Wife (good).

A good wife and health
Are a man's best wealth.

1765. Wife (good).

Saith Solomon the wise
A good wife's a prize.

1766. Wife (news). He that tells his wife news is but newly married.

1767. Wild oats. Happy is he who hath sown his wild oats betimes.

1768. Wiles. Wise men are not caught by wiles.

1769. Wilful. If wilful will to water, wilful must be drowned.

1770. Wilful man. A wilful man never wants woe.

1771. Will. Take the will for the deed.

1772. Will. They that cannot do as they will, must do as they can.

1773. Will. Will without reason is blind.

1774. Will not. If one will not, another will.

1775. Will (ready). Where the will is ready, the feet are light.

1776. Will (way). Where there's a will there's a way.

1777. Willing horse. All lay load on the willing horse.

1778. Willing mind. Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.

1779. Willows. Willows are weak, yet they bend other wood.

1780. Win. Win first, lose last.

1781. Wind (north).

When the wind's in the north
You need not go forth [to fish].

1782. Wind (east).

When the wind's in the east
The fish will bite least.

1783. Wind (south).

When the wind's in the south
The bait goes in their mouth.

1784. Wind (west).

When the wind's in the west
The fish will bite best.

1785. Wind.

Where the wind is on Candlemas Day
There it will stick to the end of May.

1786. Wind (east).

When the wind is in the east,
'Tis neither good for man nor beast.

1787. Wind (ill). It's an ill wind that blows nobody good.

1788. Wind (south).

When the wind's in the south
It's in the rain's mouth.

1789. Wind (still).

No weather is ill
If the wind be still.

1790. Windfalls. None ever yet got fat on windfalls.

1791. Windmill. You cannot drive a windmill with a pair of bellows.

1792. Wine. More have been drowned in wine than water.

1793. Wine. When wine sinks, words swim.

1794. Wine. Wine is the master's, but the goodness is the drawer's.

1795. Wine (good). Good wine needs no bush.

1796. Wine (in). When wine is in, wit is out.

1797. Wine (turncoat). Wine is a turncoat, first a friend, then an enemy.

1798. Wink. Wink at small faults.

1799. Wink. A wink's as good as a nod to a blind horse.

1800. Winter (good). A good winter brings a good summer.

1801. Winter. Winter finds out what summer lays up.

1802. Wisdom. By wisdom peace, by peace plenty.

1803. Wisdom. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

1804. Wisdom. Wisdom rides upon the ruins of folly.

1805. Wise. Better wise than wealthy.

1806. Wise men. Wise men care not for what they cannot have.

1807. Wishes. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

1808. Wishes. If wishes were thrushes, beggars would eat birds.

1809. Wishes. If wishes would bide, beggars would ride.

1810. Wishes. If wishes were butter-cakes, beggars would bite.

1811. Wit. Wit is the lightning of the mind.

1812. Wit. Wit bought is twice taught.

1813. Wit. You may truss up all his wit in an egg-shell.

1814. Wit. Wit ill applied is a dangerous weapon.

1815. Wit. Wit is folly, unless a wise man hath the keeping of it.

1816. Wit. Wit may be bought too dear.

1817. Wits. He that lives upon his wits, breaks for want of stock.

1818. Wive. A man cannot both wive and thrive in a year.

1819. Woe. Woe follows wickedness.

1820. Wolf. He had enough to keep the wolf from the door.

1821. Wolves. Wolves lose their teeth, but not their memory.

1822. Woman's strength. A woman's strength is in her tongue.

1823. Woman's work. A woman's work is never at an end.

1824. Women. Discreet women have neither eyes nor ears.

1825. Women (wills). Women must have their wills while they live, because they make none when they die.

1826. Wonder. A wonder lasts but nine days.

1827. Woo. To woo is a pleasure in young men, a fault in old.

1828. Woodcock. One woodcock does not make a winter.

1829. Wooing.

Happy is the wooing,
That is not long a-doing.

1830. Wool. Many go for wool and come back shorn.

1831. Wool sellers. Wool sellers know wool buyers.

1832. Word. An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

1833. Words.

A man of words and not of deeds,
Is like a garden full of weeds.

1834. Words.

Words are but sands,
'Tis money buys lands.

1835. Words.

Sometimes words
Wound more than swords.

1836. Words. Words are like weights, gravity gives them effect.

1837. Words. Words are for women, actions for men.

1838. Words and blows.

Words are but wind,
But blows unkind.

1839. Word (enough). A word is enough to the wise.

1840. Words (evening). Words spoken in an evening the wind carrieth away.

1841. Words (fair). Fair words butter no parsnips.

1842. Words (fair). Fair words will not keep a cat from starving.

1843. Words (few). Few words are best.

1844. Words (good). Good words cool more than cold water.

1845. Words (good). Good words fill not a sack.

1846. Words (many). Many words will not fill a bushel.

1847. Words (soft). Soft words hurt not the mouth.

1848. Work. They that will not work in heat, must hunger in frost.

1849. Workmen (bad). Bad workmen always complain of their tools.

1850. World. One half of the world knows not how the other half lives.

1851. World. The world is his who knows how to wait for it.

1852. World. The world was never so dull but if one won't another will.

1853. World. This world is nothing except it tend to the next.

1854. World's pulse. There needs a long time to know the world's pulse.

1855. Worm. Tread on a worm and it will turn.

1856. Worst. When things get to the worst, they'll mend.

1857. Worst spoke. The worst spoke in the cart-wheel breaks first.

1858. Would.

"He that wolde not when he might,
He shall not when he wold-a."

1859. Wounds. Wounds may heal, but not those made by ill words.

1860. Wranglers. Wranglers never want words.

1861. Wrath. A soft answer turneth away wrath.

1862. Wrestle. He that is thrown would ever wrestle.

1863. Wretch. He who maketh others wretched is himself a wretch, whether prince or peasant.

1864. Wrongs. Two wrongs will not make a right.

1865. Wrong sow. To take the wrong sow by the ear.

Y

1866. Year. Say no ill of the year till it is passed.

1867. Years. Years know more than books.

1868. Yes and no.

Between a woman's yes and no,
There is not room for a pin to go.

1869. Yorkshire. Yorkshire fashion—every man pay his share.

1870. Young. Old young, and old long.

1871. Yourself. Help yourself and your friends will like you.

1872. Yourself. If you want a thing done, do it yourself.

1873. Youth. A growing youth hath a wolf in his stomach.

1874. Youth.

If youth knew what age would crave.
It would both get and save.

1875. Youth. Youth and white paper take any impression.

1876. Youth. Youth will have its swing.

1877. Yule. Yule is good on Yule even.

Z

1878. Zeal. Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

1879. Zeal. Zeal without knowledge is frenzy.

1880. Zeal. Zeal without knowledge is the sister of folly.

INDEX
OF PRINCIPAL WORDS.

The Subject Words of the Dictionary are not repeated here.

Word | No.
A
Ability—gentility | 668
Abroad—beef | 460
Abundance—money | 1099
Accuser | 735
Acorn—October | 1167
Acquittance | 614
Acquaintances | 571
Actions | 1282
Actions for men | 1837
Advantage | 628
Adversity—friends | 645
Adversity tries | 1301
Affairs—others | 1305
Affairs of men | 1616
Afraid—cowardice | 342
Afternoon—fair | 1104
Age—rueful | 1342
Age—save | 1390
Age—youth | 1874
Agrees worse | 1302
Air—castles | 206
Alloy—joy | 874
Almanacks | 330
Alone—better | 54
Amends—angry | 32
Angry man | 827
Another's table | 1577
Answer—fool | 603
Appetite | 475
Apple—rotten | 1372
April—rainy | 1052
Architect | 625
Argument—fact | 528
Argument—wager | 1709
Arm—bone in | 143
Armour—hog | 790
Ash | 454
Asleep—sorrow | 1475
Ass—head | 765
Ass—mere | 1403
Ass—ride | 1361
Autumn | 48
B
Bachelors | 1039
Back—the | 169
Bacon—father's | 241
Bad clothes—truth | 1673
Bad company | 84
Bad excuse | 516
Bad sack | 1378
Baggage—riches | 1360
Bait—fishes' mouth | 589
Bait—wind | 1783
Bake—brew | 164
Bankrupt—beggar | 95
Bare—spare | 1483
Barefoot | 392
Bargain—bad | 113
Bark at—thieves | 1594
Barks—old dog | 1175
Barley—St. David's | 1382
Barrel—knock | 798
Bartholomew—St. | 420
Basket—one | 478
Bat—blind | 132
Battle—afraid | 12
Battle—colours | 291
Battle—hard | 498
Beast—nature | 1133
Beauty—fancy | 546
Bed—early to | 463
Bed—supperless | 1562
Bed-fellows | 796
Bed-fellows—poverty | 1279
Beef—buys | 86
Bees—turned | 1679
Beg—poor | 1358
Beggar—quarrel | 1322
Beggars—bite | 1810
Beggars—eat birds | 1808
Beggars—ride | 1809
Beggars—wishes | 1807
Beggar's purse | 1302
Beggary | 837
Bellows—windmill | 1791
Besom—sweep | 1570
Best day—Wednesday | 1094
Better—good | 699
Bide—wishes | 1809
Bill—bites | 336
Bind—fast | 551
Bind—sure | 1564
Bird—best | 1211
Birdcall | 587
Bird—catch | 1386
Bird—early | 465
Bird—fairest | 361
Bird—old | 223
Bird—roost | 1366
Bird—sing | 1442
Birds—little | 970
Birds of prey | 1291
Bite—bark | 442
Bite best—fish | 1784
Bite—beggars | 1810
Bite—fish | 1782
Bite—own dog | 1203
Biters—barkers | 71
Bitter—sweet | 829
Bitter thing | 1535
Blackamore | 1722
Blackberries | 1262
Blame—bidden | 118
Blame—pity | 1251
Blamed—truth | 1674
Blessing—God | 1693
Blind—will | 1773
Blind horse—mettle | 1074
Blind horse—wink | 1799
Blind—love | 1001
Blossom—timely | 1627
Blow—felled | 1165
Blow—first | 578
Blow—second | 1410
Blows—unkind | 1838
Blows—wind | 1787
Boast—great | 140
Body—think | 1598
Bond—honest man's | 1832
Bone—bred | 162
Bone—tongue | 1636
Bones—buys | 23
Book—author | 50
Books—years | 1867
Born—stable | 1514
Born—wept | 1754
Borrow—contented | 313
Borrowing | 1477
Bosom—snake | 1462
Bottle—milk | 1076
Bottom—bare | 1483
Bottom—fish | 584
Bottom—spare | 1484
Bottom—tub | 505
Bought wit | 1812
Brain—idle | 832
Brains—mob | 1091
Branch—roost | 1366
Brave—the | 624
Bray—vicar of | 1703
Bread—buttered | 182
Bread—dry | 460
Bread, no | 737
Bread—eaten | 623
Bread—snow | 544
Breakfast | 801
Breath—mother's | 1112
Bride—sun | 745
Brim—spare | 1484
Broken at last | 1250
Broken—promises | 1299
Broken staff | 1667
Broom—furze | 660
Broth—cooks | 1506
Brusher's—critics | 354
Bud—nip | 1150
Build—flit | 1213
Build houses | 613
Build—pull down | 1310
Built—Rome | 1369
Bung-holes | 1393
Buried—rich | 1140
Burneth—gown | 581
Bush—beats | 122
Bush—bird | 120
Bush—wine | 1795
Bushel—corn | 1058
Business | 503
Butter—cheese | 1075
Butter—parsnips | 1465
Butter-cakes | 1810
Buttock | 63
Buy—houses | 613
Buyers—wool | 1831
C
Cable—mouse | 1620
Cake—good | 375
Calendar | 396
Calends | 866
Calf—bad | 339
Calm—storm | 1540
Calm sea—pilot | 1244
Calms—vows | 1708
Calves—fat | 229
Camel's back | 919
Camels—gnats | 682
Candle—devil | 417
Candle-stick | 195
Candle—sport | 1509
Candlemas—wind | 1785
Care—coin | 287
Care—court | 329
Care—goods | 974
Care—kill | 214
Care—sings | 1444
Cares—children | 248
Cart—creaks | 350
Cart-wheel | 1857
Castle—house | 489
Cat—care | 201
Cat—fair words | 1842
Cat—mercy | 1067
Cat—old | 1173
Cat—scalded | 1401
Cats—muffled | 1123
Catch bird | 1386
Caught—thief | 1592
Certainty | 227
Chance—main | 226
Change mind | 1083
Change of weather | 1741
Chapel of devotion | 225
Chastening | 317
Cheap—pity | 1251
Cheapest—best | 111
Cheeriman—Doctor | 1240
Cheese—butter | 1075
Cheese—chalk | 224
Chickens—count | 324
Chickens—crumbs | 366
Chickens—curses | 371
Chickens—picking | 244
Child—nurse | 893
Child—train | 239
Children—devil's | 1013
Children—maid's | 52
Children—twice | 1182
Chimneys | 1466
Chin—swim | 1572
Chip—stock | 1533
Choice—the | 53
Choosers—beggars | 97
Christened | 687
Churchyard—fat | 729
Churchyard—May | 810
City—pity | 1252
Civility | 1117
Clasp—one hand | 1189
Clay—St. David's | 1382
Clergy—wit | 1114
Clerk—clock | 268
Cloak—religion | 1350
Cloth—ale | 22
Cloth—coat | 278
Clothes—critics | 354
Cloud—pryeth | 1306
Clouting—sack | 1378
Clown—doctor | 437
Clown—title | 1628
Coat—gay | 279
Cock—crows | 778
Cock's stride | 1680
Coin—own | 1217
Cold—soon | 1468
Cold water—words | 1844
Colour—horse | 805
Colours—treatise | 135
Colt—ragged | 1328
Companion—pocket | 1229
Companions | 1372
Company—bad | 84
Company—fit | 938
Comfort | 908
Comforts | 248
Common life | 1304
Complain—workmen | 1849
Confession | 305
Confidence | 1311
Confine—tongue | 1634
Conjure down | 1335
Conquer—kindness | 889
Conscience—clear | 307
Conscience—guilty | 735
Conscience—stomach | 1536
Constant dropping | 1739
Contempt | 542
Contention | 1578
Cook—lazy | 828
Cooks—broth | 1506
Cooks—devil | 685
Cook-shop | 1520
Cool—good words | 1844
Corn—April | 36
Corn—buy | 369
Corn—May | 1053
Corn—measure | 1058
Corn-bin | 207
Corpse—rain | 745
Cottages—love | 1003
Cough—dry | 461
Cough—hid | 779
Cough—love | 1008
Counsel—fool | 604
Counsel—glass | 677
Counsel—good | 702
Counsellor—best | 1243
Country—rich | 1365
Courage | 852
Courts—love | 1003
Cow gives water | 74
Cow—keep | 1076
Cow—kissed | 962
Cow—sell | 369
Cow's horn | 181
Cozen—cousin | 334
Craft's master | 1043
Craves | 410
Crosses—Thursday | 1094
Crown | 357
Crows—cock | 1174
Crows—hen | 363
Cruel—cowards | 341
Crumb—musician | 1127
Crust—cat | 211
Cry—never | 1531
Cure—care | 200
Cure—prevention | 1290
Cut—nose | 1503
Cuts—short | 1431
Cuts—tongue | 1637
D
Daintiness | 820
Dance—chance | 227
Danger—debt | 401
Dangerous—delays | 405
Dark night | 918
Daughter—little | 969
Daughter—son | 1467
Day—longest | 994
Daylight—truth | 1671
Dead—speak | 1488
Dear—wit | 1816
Dearth—wet | 49
Death—cough | 461
Death—taxes | 221
Death's blossoms | 730
Death's feast—war | 1715
Debt—sorrow | 1471
Debt—supperless | 1562
Deceit—brimmer | 166
Deceit—smooth | 1353
December—thunder | 1613
Deed—better | 116
Deed—will | 1771
Deeds—words | 713
Deeds—words | 1833
Delays—desires | 409
Depth—out of | 406
Depth—out of | 1573
Deserve—success | 1556
Desire—deserve | 408
Despair—hope | 800
Desperate cures | 379
Devil—chapel | 256
Devil—colours | 291
Devil—cooks | 685
Devil—horseback | 98
Devil—imp | 1580
Devil—knife | 944
Devil—quote | 1327
Devil—truth | 1672
Devil's chaplain | 1716
Devil's delight | 365
Devil's luck | 1013
Devotion—short | 822
Die—love | 1006
Diet—Doctor | 1240
Digests—cheese | 233
Dines late | 1577
Dinner—waits | 1711
Discretion—valour | 1697
Disparagement | 530
Dispraise | 1282
Distress—company | 296
Divine—forgive | 496
Doctor—death | 399
Doctor—pay | 177
Doctor—truth | 1675
Dog—bone | 142
Dog—Brag | 153, 154, 155
Dog—foremost | 619
Dog—hanging | 1732
Dog—hare | 787
Dog—keep | 70
Dog—killing | 744
Dog—living | 986
Dog—sleeping | 1451
Dogs—dainty | 384
Dogs—little | 748
Dog's tooth | 1668
Doing—saying | 1396
Donkey's gallop | 1433
Door—poverty | 1277
Doors—housekeeper | 815
Dowry—great | 723
Drawer's—wine | 1794
Dream—courtship | 333
Drink—ale | 22
Drink by measure | 474
Drink—eat | 473
Drink—horse | 808
Drinking—appetite | 475
Drive—plough | 1265
Drive—women | 1349
Dropping—constant | 308
Drowned—born | 145
Drowned—wilful | 1769
Drowned—wine | 1792
Dry—ever | 456
Dry—well | 1729
Due—devil | 414
Dull boy | 1257
Dunghill | 285
Dust—bushel | 1029
E
Eagles—carcase | 198
Eagle's eye—surgeon | 1565
Ease—honour | 796
Ease—itch | 863
Ease—sufferance | 1558
East—rain | 1329
East—too far | 1644
East wind—fish | 1782
East wind—man | 1786
Easter—white | 253
Easter day | 1330
Easy chair—frugality | 654
Ebb—tide | 1617
Eel—hide | 477
Eel—sack | 780
Eggs—reason | 1339
Eggs—sluts | 34
Egg-shell—wit | 1813
Elbow-grease | 481
Ell—inch | 853
End—day | 994
Ends—both | 190
End well | 103
Enemy—faults | 558
Enemy—shoots | 1428
Enemy—wine | 1797
England—famine | 545
Englishman—house | 208
Englishman—mist | 1406
Enough—ask | 42
Enough—word | 1839
Escutcheon | 137
Estate—trade | 1647
Evasions—crafty | 347
Evening—red | 501
Evenings—clear | 275
Everything—place | 1254
Evil—bear | 82
Evil—good | 698
Evil name | 510
Evil—old age | 1171
Evil—root | 839
Exception—rule | 1374
Experience—caution | 220
Extravagance | 1492
Eye—picture, mind | 1081
Eyes—fields | 576
Eyes—hedges | 775
F
Face—painting | 1061
Face—wind | 1504
Faces—fair | 533
Faces—two | 1683
Fair day—praise | 1284
Fairest rose | 1371
Fair lady | 529
Fair weather | 1332
Faith—tale-bearers | 1579
Fall—pride | 1293
Fall—sit still | 1445
Fall—standing | 1517
Fast bind | 551
Fast-day | 100
Fast—St. Stephen | 1383
Fasting | 314
Father—children | 249
Father—like | 963
Fat—windfalls | 1790
Fault—amends | 304
Fault-menders | 555
Fault—woo | 1827
Faults—search | 1707
Favour—kissing | 894
Fear—cruelty | 364
Feast—enough | 490
Feather—birds of a | 123
Feathers—fine | 563
Feet—light | 1775
Feet—slip | 1452
Feet—warm | 1721
Feet—wet | 217
Fellowship | 1278
Fiction—truth | 1670
Fiddle | 940
Fiddlers—sing | 1443
Fifer—pay | 573
Fifer play—fiddle | 574
Fight—flourish | 599
Fighting | 1208
Filth—pools | 1518
Find—seek | 1413
Find—sure | 1564
Fingers—thorns | 1606
Fire—burnt child | 172
Fire—frying-pan | 656
Fire—hot | 727
Fire—house | 1144
Fire—quench | 1323
Fire—ships | 1425
Fire—slow | 1021
Fire—smoke | 1461
Fire—sticks | 1526
Fire—zeal | 1878
Fires—straight | 356
Firmness | 536
First—be not | 1146
First sight | 876
Five pounds | 1320
Five—up at | 593
Fish—all | 1145
Fish—bite | 1782
Fish bite best | 1784
Fish—cat | 217
Fish—small—venture | 1700
Fish—small | 1458
Fish—troubled waters | 1660
Fishes—mute | 1129
Fishing—best | 402
Flail—November | 1161
Flatter | 313
Flattereth | 7
Fleas—catching | 756
Flies—hungry | 825
Flies—large | 929
Flies—law | 928
Flint—coldest | 290
Flock—infects | 1399
Flood—fortune | 1616
Flour—fancy | 548
Flower—patience | 1214
Flowers—May | 38
Flowers in May | 1746
Fodder—barley | 74
Fodder—morning | 1196
Folk—poor, pottage | 1269
Folk—poor | 1268
Folly—wealth | 1736
Folly—wisdom | 1804
Folly—wit is | 1815
Folly—zeal | 1880
Fool—beggar | 94
Fool—bet | 115
Fool—demands | 1119
Fool—fifteen | 1022
Fool—land | 917
Fool—money | 1100
Fool overtakes | 1201
Fool—play | 1258
Fool—scholar | 1042
Fool's argument | 1709
Fools—feasts | 562
Fools—fiddlers | 1443
Fools—harms | 751
Fools—market | 1032
Fools—merry | 243
Fools—mistress | 519
Fools—old | 1178
Fools—tie | 902
Fools—truth | 242
Fools—wise | 1702
Foot—bare | 66
Foot—shoe | 1426
Forbear | 81
Forearmed | 620
Forehead—mind | 1081
Forelock—time | 1619
Foresee—hazards | 952
Forget—apt to | 1298
Forget—forego | 618
Forget—forgive | 622
Forget wrong | 1356
Forgotten—seen | 1414
Forgotten vows | 1708
Fortune—face | 527
Fortune—good | 424
Fortunes—manners | 1025
Fortune—riches | 1360
Fortune—pipes | 381
Fortune—tide | 1616
Fortune—wife | 1761
Foul heart | 534
Four pounds | 1320
Fox—grapes | 1479
Foxes—old | 1179
Fray—blow | 1410
Free—spend | 1496
Free—thoughts | 1608
Frenzy—zeal | 1879
Friday—losses | 1094
Friday—Sunday | 639
Friday—sing | 638
Friend—court | 328
Friend—faults | 558
Friend—in need | 1138
Friend—jest | 868
Friend—leave | 1018
Friend—lend | 943
Friend—trifle | 1658
Friend—try | 1676
Friend—wine | 1797
Friends—adversity | 6
Friends—few | 891
Friends—long | 1345
Friends—old | 1180
Friends—packing | 700
Friends—poverty | 1274
Friends—prosperity | 1301
Friends—purse | 659
Friends—store | 686
Friends—trade | 1649
Friendship—window | 1277
Frost—hail | 736
Frost—work | 1848
Frosts—May | 1089
Frugality | 855
Fruit—flowers | 598
Fruit—forbidden | 615
Fruit—September | 1418
Fruit—tree | 1654
G
Gain—little | 1205
Gain—pain | 1204
Gamesters | 1516
Gander—sauce | 1388
Garments | 146
Garner—dearth | 395
Gate—creaking | 349
Gate—stile | 1527
Gent—title | 1628
Gentleman—coat | 279
Gentleness—wife | 831
Giblets—alms | 28
Gladness—sadness | 1381
Go—send | 443
God—blessing | 1693
God—charity | 230
God—church | 256
God—church | 257
God—flax | 594
God—for all | 504
God—friend | 643
God—healeth | 768
God—inches | 854
God—rich | 1358
God—spender | 1497
God—tempers | 1430
God—trust in | 1666
God disposes | 1023
God will send | 1495
Gold—balance | 60
Gold—butter | 178
Gold—fetters | 570
Gold—glitters | 681
Gold—lead | 670
Gold—spins | 909
Goodness—idleness | 838
Goods—care | 974
Goose—alms | 28
Goose—barefoot | 1745
Goose—lay | 1695
Goose—sauce | 1388
Goose—woman | 1033
Govern—thinkers | 1600
Grandeur—utility | 1694
Grapes—fox | 1479
Grass—rain | 1330
Grave—sleeping | 1450
Grave—teeth | 1586
Gravity—words | 1836
Grief—time | 1623
Griefs—marriage | 1035
Grin—bachelors | 51
Grinds—lower millstone | 1079
Groat a year | 1247
Groat—penny | 1227
Groat—threepence | 1610
Ground—stools | 1538
H
Hadland—title | 1628
Hair—split | 1505
Half done | 104
Half of world | 1850
Hand—bird | 120
Hand—left | 1362
Hands—master's | 1049
Hands—pair | 777
Hand to hand | 1373
Handmaid of virtue | 1093
Hang—thief | 1591
Hanged—almost | 27
Hanged—drowned | 145
Hanged—half | 738
Hanging—destiny | 411
Hanging—dog | 1732
Hardest work | 1157
Hard upon hard | 1537
Hare—breakfast | 160
Hare—dog | 787
Hare—run | 811
Harm—music | 1126
Harm—silence | 1437
Harmony—sweetest | 669
Harvest—August | 47
Harvest—good | 704
Haste—marry | 1038
Haste—waste | 1547
Hat—head | 764
Hat—two faces | 1683
Hatch—own egg | 121
Hatched—chickens | 237
Hatchet—tree falls | 539
Hawk—hand-saw | 740
Hay—April | 36
Hay, corn and | 1053
Hay—Easter | 1330
Hay—load | 91
Hay—needle | 1139
Hay—doomsday | 444
Hazards | 952
Head—warm | 1721
Head—wax | 1730
Heads—two | 1684
Heads differ | 771
Heal—thyself | 1239
Heal—wounds | 1859
Health—mother of | 1276
Health—Tuesday | 1094
Health—wealth | 1764
Hearsays | 526
Heart—burst | 731
Heart—grieve | 525
Heart, mother's | 1113
Heart—break | 802
Heart—merry | 1068
Heart—rues | 523
Heart sick | 799
Hearts ache | 51
Hearts—true | 572
Heat, work in | 1848
Heaven—ladders | 360
Heaven—lawyers | 932
Heaven—marriages | 1036
Heaven—time | 1409
Heaven's gate | 692
Hedge—neighbour | 1141
Hedge—steal | 1523
Heir—land | 916
Hell—paved | 861
Hen—moult | 283
Hen crows | 363
Highway—grass | 721
Hill—valley | 1696
Hills—clouds | 273
Hind—bier | 194
Hinges—gate | 349
Hog—October | 1167
Hold—plough | 1265
Holdfast | 153
Hold fast nothing | 1645
Home—charity | 231
Home—fool | 1258
Home—muddles | 1122
Home—wife | 707
Home—wife—cheat | 1760
Homer | 1152
Honest—just | 881
Honest—thunder | 1614
Honest man | 346
Honest man's word | 1832
Honesty—age | 14
Honesty—best | 898
Honesty—craft | 1046
Honey—bees | 92
Honeycomb | 1535
Honourable—old age | 15
Hope—certainty | 222
Hope—life | 956
Horn—April | 36
Horn—pig's tail | 1242
Hornets—laws | 928
Horse—blind | 1799
Horse—born | 1514
Horse—colt | 1328
Horse—gift | 671
Horse—passion | 1212
Horse—steal | 1523
Horse—stumbles | 1553
Horse—tail | 765
Horse—thinks | 1599
Horse—want of | 1713
Horse—willing | 1777
Horseback—agues | 19
Horseback—beggars | 98
Horse-manger | 545
Horse's heel | 1668
Horses—wishes | 1807
Host—guest | 734
Host—reckons | 1343
Hot—love | 1009
Hot—soon—cold | 1468
Hot—soon—pot | 1272
Hot—strike | 1548
Hounds | 180
Hour—lose | 1108
Hour's sleep | 1449
House—fine | 1144
House—thatched | 1590
House—well-ordered | 1752
Houses—women | 680
Human—err | 496
Humble—noble | 1151
Hunger—work | 1848
Hungry—sweet | 1535
Hunters—horn | 804
Hunting—trouble | 1714
Hurt—afraid | 13
Hurt—cry | 367
Hurt—healed | 767
Husband—good | 1763
Husbands—roam | 1122
I
Ill—do | 1155
Ill—doing | 1160
Ill fortune | 1034
Ill-luck | 1014
Ill-taught | 1691
Ill wed | 738
Ill words—wounds | 1859
Imp—devil | 1580
Impression—youth | 1875
Inheritance | 87
Ink and pen | 1225
Inscription | 358
Instinct—woman's | 860
Invention | 1136
Iron—strike | 1548
Iron Age | 694
J
Jack of all trades | 1651
Jack—play | 1257
James—Saint | 803
Janiveer—grass | 719
Jest—true word | 1663
Jest not | 856
Jewel—woman | 386
Jill—Jack | 865
Job—patient | 1216
Job—poor | 1267
Joys | 1035
July—bees | 91
June—corn | 316
June—dripping | 462
June—weather | 188
Justice—clerk | 262
K
Kernel | 344
Kettle—black | 1273
Keys of the year | 35
Kill—dog | 1732
Kindred—poor | 1268
Kindred—trade | 1649
King—cat | 210
King's guard | 1554
King's horses | 46
King's ransom | 1029
Kingdom | 318
Kisses—stolen | 1534
Kitchen—dinner | 426
Kitchen—fat | 895
Kitten—laps | 1173
Knife—devil | 944
Knight—strongest | 73
Knowledge—decreaseth | 797
Knowledge—folly | 1880
Knowledge—frenzy | 1879
Knowledge—zeal | 1878
L
Labour—seek | 1413
Lack—love | 1000
Lad—unhappy | 1687
Ladder—crosses | 359
Ladders—step | 912
Lade—nutshell | 1164
Ladle—sceptre | 1402
Lady's hand—surgeon | 1565
Lamb—hung | 819
Land—money | 1286
Land—little | 976
Lands—words | 1834
Lane—long | 992
Larks—lovers | 1010
Last—cobbler | 281
Last, be not | 1146
Laugh—hearts ache | 51
Law—costly | 17
Law—necessity | 1134
Law—possession | 1271
Law—trouble | 1714
Laws—lords | 996
Law breakers | 927
Lawyer—hide | 781
Lawyer—truth | 1675
Lawyer—young | 438
Lazy—long | 531
Lead—balance | 60
Lead—butter | 178
Lead—gold | 670
Leaf—grave | 651
Lean—sorrow | 1472
Leap—look | 989
Leaves—tree | 1654
Leeks—lovers | 1010
Leisure | 833
Lenders—bad | 1498
Lent—salmon | 1385
Liberty—marries | 1037
Lie, many a | 747
Life—quiet | 1326
Lifeguard, king's | 1554
Life—end | 1499
Light—zeal | 1878
Light heart | 1319
Light suppers | 1563
Light work | 1026
Lightning—wit | 1811
Liking—life | 955
Link—think | 1598
Lion, dead | 970
Lion, dead—dog | 986
Lion's heart—surgeon | 1565
Liquors—weak | 977
Little and little | 1460
Little—loud | 531
Little strokes | 1549
Live, eat to | 472
Lives, nine | 214
Lives on wit | 1817
Load—willing horse | 1777
Lock—gold | 693
Loft—fruit | 1418
Logs | 356
London—news | 326
Long lives—suppers | 1563
Longest—short cuts | 1431
Lordship | 569
Lose—substance | 1420
Lose all | 717
Lose last | 1780
Losses—Friday | 1094
Lost—occasion | 1166
Lost all | 1121
Loud—little | 531
Love—faith | 536
Love—lordship | 569
Love—quietness | 1325
Love rules | 1375
Love—self | 1416
Love, subjects' | 1554
Loves—dearly | 1235
Loves not | 1491
Luck, ill | 847
Luck—Saturday | 1094
Lurch—friend | 1018
M
Madness | 676
Mahomet | 1116
Maid—children | 52
Maid—honest | 707
Maids—dun | 1027
Maladies—much | 1059
Man—head | 763
Manners—good | 506
Manners—meat | 1060
March—April | 37
March—bridge | 565
March—frosts | 650
March—mists | 1089
March—windy | 1052
March grass | 718
Mare to go | 1102
Market—fool | 1258
Market—rate | 1030
Married—needy | 1140
Married, newly | 1766
Marries—son | 388
Marry—bad | 1040
Marry—match | 1044
Master—fire | 580
Master—marry | 1044
Master—purse | 1314
Master—trades | 1651
Master-blow | 1354
Master-craft | 346
Master-craft | 1046
Masters, good | 1419
Master's—wine | 1794
Maxim—good | 705
May and April | 35
May—beautiful | 1052
May—bees | 91
May—cold | 1053
May—corn | 316
May—frosts | 650
May—frosts—mists | 1089
May—hot | 810
May—marry | 1040
May—merry | 1073
May—shear | 1423
May—sows | 1481
May—sun | 1027
May—weather | 866
May—welcome | 1746
May—wind | 1785
May flood | 597
May flowers | 38
Meal—little | 158
Meal—mill | 1077
Measure—strife | 1546
Meat—ale | 22
Meat—best | 343
Meat—cooks | 685
Meat—merry | 1070
Meat—mouths | 1118
Meat—quick | 1324
Meat—sweet | 1389
Meddling | 476
Meet—old friends | 1180
Memories | 352
Memory—liar | 945
Memory—wolves | 1821
Men, old | 422
Men—reins | 1349
Mend—worst | 1856
Mice—cat's away | 209
Mice—catch | 213
Mile—miss | 1088
Mill—grind | 732
Mills—clouds | 273
Mind—picture | 1081
Mind—sight | 1436
Mind—speech | 1493
Mind—think | 1598
Mind—wit | 1811
Minds, little—soured | 977
Minds—little things | 978
Minds—light | 1459
Minister—hide | 781
Minute too late | 1641
Misfortune—watch | 1725
Mist—Scotch | 1406
Mole | 39
Mole-hill | 1115
Monday—Christmas | 255
Money buys land | 1834
Money—land | 1286
Money—ready | 1336
Money—spots | 1511
Money—trade | 1650
Monk—devil | 419
More—much | 1121
Moon | 106
Morning, bit in the | 128
Morning—cloudy | 457
Morning, cloudy—moon | 1104
Morning—fodder | 1196
Morning—grey | 501
Morning—law | 925
Morning—study | 1550
Mornings—cloudy | 275
Mortals—success | 1556
Moss—stone | 1367
Mote—self-love | 1416
Mother—daughter | 389
Mother—little | 969
Mother—necessity | 1136
Mother—poverty | 1454
Mother of money | 1650
Mother's blessing | 240
Mouse—cable | 1620
Mouse—cat sees | 212
Mouse—cat winketh | 215
Mouse—drowned | 455
Mouse—one hole | 1190
Mouse—plough | 1263
Mouth—close | 269
Mouth—fishes' | 589
Mouth—melt | 179
Mouth—spoon | 1441
Mow—early | 464
Muck—riches | 1359
Mud—beans | 78
Mud—clear | 261
Mushroom | 560
N
Nag | 297
Nail—door | 391
Nail—second | 452
Nail—want of | 1713
Name, good—life | 1132
Name, good—riches | 1130
Neighbour—evil | 931
Nest—defile | 842
Nettle—dock | 436
Newcastle | 205
News—country | 326
Night—good | 55
Night—law | 925
Night—stumble | 1551
Nine days' wonder | 1826
Ninepence | 1149
Nine points | 1271
Nineteen—twenty | 1681
No—woman's | 1868
Nod—wink | 1799
Noland—title | 1628
Note—music | 1127
Nothing—cheese | 234
Nothing—children | 246
Nothing—promise | 1296
North—wind | 1781
Nose—off | 1503
Nothing—venture | 1699
Nut—crack | 344
Nut—sound | 1478
Nuts—sluts | 34
O
Oak | 454
Oaks—great | 1549
Oats | 867
Oats—St. David's | 1382
Oats—wild | 1767
Obey | 149
Office—Jack | 864
Oil, in fire | 1323
Old—learn | 937
Old—long | 1870
Old—needy | 835
Old—spare | 1485
Old age | 654
Old block | 251
Old men—woo | 1827
Old praise | 1285
Old saws | 1040
Old sore | 1185
Old tree | 1351
Old wife | 1137
Old wine | 1181
Old young | 1870
Order | 1347
Ornament—silence | 1439
Ounce—mischief | 1086
"Our Father" | 258
Overcome | 487
Owl—lantern | 918
Ox—drink | 450
Ox—steal | 1521
Oxen—plough | 1264
P
Pack—own | 1224
Pack—small | 1223
Padlock—wedlock | 1743
Pain—pride | 1292
Pains—gains | 661
Pains—idle | 834
Pains—lazy folk | 933
Paint—faces | 533
Painting—face | 1061
Pair—couple | 327
Paradise | 488
Pardons—offender | 1169
Parleys—valour | 1698
Parsnips—fair words | 1841
Parsnips—soft words | 1465
Passions—absence | 1
Pasture—change of | 229
Pater-noster—churches | 258
Path—puddle | 1307
Patrimony—diligence | 423
Paul—Peter | 1238
Pause—bargain | 69
Pay—sorrow | 1471
Pay—too dear | 1756
Pay—Yorkshire | 1869
Peace—war | 1717
Peace—wisdom | 1802
Peas—like | 961
Peasant—wretch | 1863
Peck—of ashes | 41
Pence—care of | 202
Penny—companion | 298
Penny—for friend | 830
Penny—shilling | 1500
Perform—quick | 1297
Peter—Paul | 1238
Philosopher's stone | 310
Physic—ague | 18
Physic—plague | 907
Physic—temperance | 1587
Physician—defy | 567
Physician—fool | 606
Physician—hide | 781
Physician—thanks | 768
Picture—speech | 1493
Pie-crusts | 1299
Pig—child's | 241
Pig's tail—horn | 1242
Pilot—calm sea | 187
Pin—steal | 1522
Pinch—friend | 1337
Pinches—shoe | 1427
Pitchers—ears | 466
Pitied—envied | 493
Place—sit in | 1253
Places—two | 1685
Plaister—patience | 1215
Plant—removed | 1352
Play—cards | 199
Pleasure—tax | 431
Pleasure—woo | 1827
Plentiful—pity | 1251
Plenty—peace | 1802
Poison—weed | 127
Poke—pig | 183
Policy—honesty | 793
Poor—beg | 1358
Poor—giving to | 675
Poor—honour | 795
Poor man's table | 1576
Pope—would be | 1270
Pot—ladle | 911
Pot—watched | 1727
Pottage—other's | 1400
Pottage—poor | 1269
Pottage—prettiness | 1288
Pottage—sluts | 1457
Pottle—hay | 1139
Pound foolish | 1232
Pound—in for | 1230
Pound—mischief | 1086
Pounds—care of | 202
Pounds—pence | 1226
Pours—rains | 1334
Poverty—debt | 400
Poverty—sloth | 1454
Powder—trust | 1666
Power—knowledge | 904
Praise—self | 1417
Precept—example | 514
Prickles—thistles | 1601
Pride—ingratitude | 857
Prince—sword | 1575
Prince—wretch | 1863
Privilege—folly | 1736
Prize—wife | 1765
Profit—pains | 1206
Promises—pity | 1251
Prosperity—friends | 645
Prosperity—gold | 690
Proud—black and | 531
Proud—cock | 285
Provender—carry | 807
Provident—harvests | 704
Puddings—dirty | 384
Pudding—end | 486
Pudding—proof | 1300
Pulse—world's | 1854
Purse—ask thy | 43
Purse—courtesy | 331
Purse—empty | 484
Purse—fills | 1170
Purse—heavy | 960
Purse—little | 968
Purse—no money | 1103
Purse—penny | 1228
Q
Quarrels—tools | 1642
Quart—neighbour | 1142
Quick—markets | 1718
Quick—perform | 1297
Quiet—Doctor | 1240
R
R—oysters | 1202
Rain—Candlemas | 192
Rain—corpse | 745
Raven—starling | 129
Reason—bluster | 139
Reason—will | 1773
Reasoning—man's | 860
Rebellion—oppression | 1194
Reckoning—feast | 561
Reckonings—short | 1432
Repent—marry | 1038
Repent—trust | 1665
Repentance—late | 309
Rest—rain | 1331
Revenge—best | 621
Reversion—kingdom | 318
Reward—desert | 407
Ribs—birchen twigs | 119
Rich—adversity | 5
Rich—die | 1266
Rich—fifty | 741
Rich—lucky | 1015
Rich—shame | 795
Riches—children | 245
Riches—name | 1130
Rider—lost | 1713
Rider—time | 1625
Right—two wrongs | 1864
Rise—early to | 463
Rise at five | 1612
Road—companion | 297
Roast—small | 140
Roast beef | 460
Roasting—eggs | 1339
Robbery—exchange | 515
Robs Peter | 1238
Rock—ruled by | 1370
Rogues—laws | 930
Rolling stone | 1367
Roost—curses | 371
Roots—crooked | 1543
Rope enough | 1591
Ropes—sand | 1387
Rose—thorn | 1603
Roses—thorns | 1605
Ruins—youth | 1099
Ruins of folly | 1804
Rules—woman | 1348
Runs—stumbles | 1551
Rushes—good words | 713
S
Saddle—colt | 292
Sail—Friday | 640
Sail—sea | 1407
Salt—advice | 8
Salt of life | 173
Sands—words | 1834
Satins—kitchen | 897
Saturday—no luck | 1094
Saturday—wife | 1759
Sauce—hunger | 824
Save—spend | 1494
Save—youth | 1874
Saved—penny | 1231
Saving—alchemy | 21
Sawyers—top | 1646
Sayings—thrifty | 1611
Scarce—good men | 1188
Scholar—mere | 1403
Scholar—fool | 1042
Scripture—quote | 1327
Sea—calm | 187
Sea—fish | 588
Sea—lade | 1164
Sea—luck | 1012
Sea—pray | 1287
Second nature | 1692
Second thoughts | 1607
Seed, good | 512
Seen—seldom | 1414
Send—go | 443
Send—sigh | 1435
Sermon—salmon | 1385
Servants, good | 1419
Seven—rise at | 1612
Seven years | 228
Shadow—crooked | 355
Shadow—light | 958
Shadow—sunshine | 1561
Shame—devil | 1672
Shame—pride | 1294
Shave—hand-saw | 739
Shaven—bald head | 61
Sheep—buy | 369
Sheep—hung | 819
Sheep—scabbed | 1399
Sheep—shear | 1423
Sheep—shorn | 1430
Shells—eggs | 23
Shilling—slow | 1149
Shilling—spends | 1500
Ship—crazy | 348
Ship—great | 726
Ship—leak | 936
Ship—own | 197
Ship—sail | 1384
Ship—stocks | 877
Ship—tar | 1507
Ships—November | 1161
Shipwreck—complain | 300
Shirt, ragged | 1256
Shoe, finest | 1426
Shoe fits | 592
Shoe pinches | 1248
Shoe, want of | 1713
Shot—bolt | 612
Shovel—silver | 935
Shower—drops | 453
Sick—devil | 419
Sickness—devotion | 225
Silent—man | 1528
Silent—speak | 1487
Silver—butter | 178
Silver lining—cloud | 271
Silver—white | 1440
Sing—birds | 1291
Sing—can | 124
Sing—say | 1395
Sings—Friday | 638
Sin, none without | 1312
Sin—sorrow | 1473
Sink—leak | 936
Sit—awhile | 425
Sit—lowly | 1011
Sit still | 1445
Skin deep—beauty | 88
Slander—confession | 303
Slave—secret | 1411
Sleep on it | 1243
Sloe-tree—barley | 72
Sloth—harms | 910
Sloven | 1457
Slow—promise | 1297
Sluts, eat after | 34
Smack—pepper | 1233
Smell—kitchen | 896
Snow—bread | 544
Snow—lies | 193
Snow—water | 141
Soberness—conceals | 459
Soft answer | 1861
Soft upon soft | 1537
Solomon—wife | 1765
Son—like | 963
Son—marries | 388
Sore eye—elbow | 480
Sore—store | 1541
Sores—patience | 1215
Sorrow—joy | 875
Sorrow—lies | 870
Sorrow—mirth | 1084
Sorrow—time | 1624
Sorrows—less | 427
Soul—cleansed | 317
Souls—large | 972
Sour—sauce | 871
Sour—sweet | 1571
Sow—wrong | 1865
Sow's ear—purse | 1315
Spain—wine | 450
Spaniel—beaten | 85
Speak little | 1597
Speak once—think | 1596
Speak—purse | 658
Speak—spare | 1486
Speak—think | 1595
Speak—well | 1489
Speakers—dead | 1241
Speed—worse | 753
Spend—old | 1485
Spend—spare | 1486
Spending—bung-hole | 1393
Spiders' webs—laws | 929
Spigot—saving | 1393
Spirits—raise | 1335
Spite—nose | 1503
Spoon—silver | 1441
Spring—swallow | 1567
Spur—free horse | 1513
Spur—horse | 806
Stable door | 988
Stable door | 1524
Staff—dog | 83
Staggerer—lame | 914
Starling—raven | 129
Steed starves | 720
Steed—stolen | 988
Steel—tongue | 1637
Steeple—bell | 108
Sting you—snake | 1462
Stink—bear | 250
Stinking fish | 1531
Stocking | 167
Stolen—steed | 1524
Stone—dropping | 308
Stone—blood | 136
Stone—rugged | 1373
Stool—guest | 733
Stool, own—guest | 1476
Stoop for pin | 1245
Storms—vows | 1708
Story—re-telling | 1355
Straw—drowning | 449
Straw—last | 919
Strength, woman's | 1822
Strong—thirty | 741
Strife—poverty | 1275
Substance | 1420
Sudden falls | 265
Summer—chimneys | 1466
Summer—good | 1800
Summer—swallow | 1566
Sun—bride | 745
Sun—clouds | 272
Sun—hay | 762
Sun—light | 959
Sun—morning | 1109
Sun riseth | 325
Sunday—Friday | 639
Sunday—weep | 638
Sunday—wife | 1759
Sundays—two | 1686
Sun shines—moon | 1106
Sunshine—stars | 1519
Supper, after | 425
Supper—hope | 801
Supperless—bed | 1562
Sure card | 307
Surely—softly | 1464
Sweet—taste | 1583
Sweetest water | 1753
Swim—depth | 406
Swine—pearls | 1221
Swine—turned | 1679
Swing—youth | 1876
Swords—words | 1835
T
Tail—salt | 1386
Tale—tell | 394
Talk—good | 696
Talk—nurse | 1163
Talks—tongue | 1638
Tame Shrew | 1434
Tame—wedding | 1742
Tar—ship | 1507
Tarry—tide | 1622
Taste—kitchen | 896
Tax—disease | 431
Taxes—death | 221
Teaching—child | 161
Teeth—aching | 4
Teeth—tongue | 1635
Teeth—wolves | 1821
Temper—tongue | 1633
Tempers—God | 1430
Tenant—bad | 482
Tenants—ill | 4
Texts—proverbs | 1304
Thief of time | 1295
Thief—opportunity | 1192
Thief—receiver | 1340
Thief—receivers | 1341
Thief—thunder | 1614
Think—live | 1598
Thinks—says | 1397
Thirty years | 606
Thistles—brain | 157
Thistles—harvest | 752
Thorn—cuckoo | 369
Thorns—barefoot | 65
Thorns—dancing | 382
Thread—draw | 448
Thread—breaketh | 1735
Three women | 1033
Thrift—ruin | 1501
Thrive—up at five | 593
Thrive—plant | 1352
Thrive—wive | 1818
Thrown—wrestle | 1862
Throws—horse | 1361
Thrushes—beggars | 1808
Thunder-bolt—pryeth | 1306
Thursday—crosses | 1094
Tide—tarry | 1622
Timber—split | 716
Time for study | 1550
Time—season | 1409
Time—sorrow | 1474
Time—stitch | 1532
Times—fault | 553
Toil—pleasure | 1261
Toilers—thinkers | 1600
Toll—market | 1031
Toll—talking | 1582
Tom—play | 1256
Tongue—shorter | 468
Tongue—knot | 901
Tongue—nurse's | 1163
Tongue—slip | 1452
Tongue speaketh | 770
Tongue—strength | 1822
Too late—advice | 11
Too late—never | 1064
Tools—edged | 476
Tools—workmen | 1849
Toothache—music | 1125
Touchstone—love | 1002
Trade—two of a | 16
Trash—beggary | 99
Tread on worm | 1855
Treasurer—God | 1497
Tree—crooked | 355
Tree—falls | 539
Tree—fruit | 652
Trees—straight | 1543
Trials—present | 1346
Tricks—old dog | 1176
Tries—time | 1626
Trifles—troubles | 1661
Trouble—bagpipe | 57
Trouble—company in | 295
Trouble—hunting | 1714
Troubles—company | 296
Troubles—dowry | 723
Trough—own | 1480
Trumpery—beggary | 99
Trumpet—own | 1283
Truss up wit | 1813
Trust—speak fair | 1491
Trust—try | 1676
Trust not—water | 1528
Truth—drunken folk | 458
Truth—evasions | 347
Truth—fools | 242
Truth—libel | 947
Truth—old saws | 1184
Try—trust | 1665
Tuesday—health | 1094
Turncoat—wine | 1797
Twig—bend | 109
Twig—tree | 110
Tyrant—cruelty | 364
U
Unbidden guest | 1476
Unkindness—cut | 377
Unmissed—unknown | 1689
Use—keep | 882
Use—nature | 1692
V
Valour—stratagem | 1544
Venice Glass | 351
Vessels—empty | 485
Virtue—modesty | 1093
Virtue—necessity | 1135
Virtue's colour | 138
Virtue—touchstone | 1002
W
Wait—world | 1851
Walk a mile | 425
Walk—sun | 1730
Wall—weakest | 1734
Walls—ears | 467
Walnut tree | 85
Waste, wilful | 1724
Want—strife | 1547
Want, woeful | 1724
Want not | 1723
Ware—pleasing | 1260
Ware—sell | 1030
Washing—crow | 362
Washing—face | 1061
Waste—haste | 755
Waste—spend | 1496
Waste—want | 1547
Water—cat | 1401
Water—deepest | 402
Water—drink | 450
Water—famine | 544
Water—fire | 580
Water—wine | 1792
Waters—deep | 726
Waters—still | 1530
Waters—troubled | 591
Way—will | 1776
Wealth—contentment | 315
Wealth—marries | 1037
Wealth—wife | 1764
Wealth—Monday | 1094
Wealthy—wise | 1805
Weapon—wit | 1814
Weary—well-doing | 1751
Weather—bad | 1470
Weather—calm | 879
Weather—fair | 1740
Weather—rainy | 880
Weather—thunder | 1613
Weather—wind | 1789
Wedded life | 76
Wedlock—wake | 333
Wednesday—best day | 1094
Weed—poison | 127
Weeds—words | 1833
Weight—strife | 1546
Weights—words | 1836
Well done—once | 1187
Well—dry | 1729
Well—truth | 1669
Weep—Sunday | 638
Weeping Cross | 998
Wet—mist | 1406
Whale—sprat | 1512
Wickedness—woe | 1819
Wife—bier | 194
Wife—gentle | 831
Wife—grumbles | 1553
Wife—good terms | 1536
Wife—key | 885
Wife, little | 976
Wife, one good | 1762
Wife—son | 1467
Wiles, caught by | 1768
Will—way | 1731
Will—lean | 895
Will—women | 1825
Win—laugh | 921
Wind—against | 1504
Wind—puff not | 1308
Wind—sheep | 1430
Wind—south [fishing] | 589
Wind—words | 1838
Window | 1277
Winds—contrary | 348
Winds—high | 783
Winds—March | 38
Winds—rain | 688
Wine—barrel | 75
Wine—counsels | 320
Wine—old | 1180
Wings—covers me | 336
Wings—flying | 600
Winter—Candlemas | 192
Winter—green | 729
Winter—warm | 1720
Winter—woodcock, one | 1828
Winter—woodcock | 1567
Winter wind | 1082
Wisdom—husband | 831
Wisdom—age | 905
Wise—adversity | 5
Wise—some | 1197
Wise—word enough | 1839
Wise—forty | 741
Wise—himself | 785
Wise—lucky | 1016
Wise—merry | 1069
Wise—penny | 1232
Wise—twice | 1682
Wise folk | 611
Wishers and woulders | 814
Wist, had I | 117
Wit—brevity | 163
Wit, mother | 1114
Wit, need of | 673
Wit—pound of | 430
Wit—sloth | 1453
Wit is out | 1796
Wit's plough | 1225
Wiving—counsel | 321
Wiving—destiny | 411
Woe—angry men | 31
Woe—hasty men | 757
Woe—wilful man | 1770
Wolf—growing youth | 1873
Woman—beaten | 85
Woman—fair | 386
Woman—head | 763
Woman—rules | 1348
Woman—silence | 1439
Woman—tongue | 1639
Woman—weep | 1745
Woman's mind | 1082
Woman's tongue | 913
Woman's work | 1823
Woman's yes | 1868
Women—discreet | 429
Women—drive | 1349
Women—England | 488
Women—glasses | 680
Women—turned | 1679
Women—words | 1837
Wood—beans | 78
Wood—old | 1180
Wood—out of | 791
Wood—trees | 1657
Woodcock—winter | 1567, 1828
Woodcock's thigh | 1211
Woods—ears | 576
Wool—little | 368
Wool—shaving | 1422
Word—true | 1663
Words—leaves | 403
Words—soft | 1465
Words—wranglers | 1860
Words swim | 1793
Work—all | 1257
Work—play | 1256
Work—quick | 1324
Work—slavery | 1448
Work—woman's | 1823
Workman—bad | 1642
Workman—tools | 1643
Work on | 470
Workshops—devil's | 832
World—enjoys it | 714
World—fashion | 550
World's end | 872
Worm—bird | 465
Worth—spend | 1499
Worth—want | 1712
Worthy—parents | 1210
Wound—green | 728
Wound—words | 1835
Wound—evil | 510
Wounds—afraid of | 12
Wrinkled—faces | 1321
Wrinkles—purse | 483
Wrong—forget | 1356
Wrong—losers | 997
Y
Young—idle | 835
Young—spare | 1485
Young men—die | 422
Young men—woo | 1827
Youth—follies | 601
Youth—money | 1099
Youth—old age | 1171
Youth—reckless | 1342
Youth—save | 1390
Youth—time | 1625

THE END.

A DICTIONARY OF
DAILY BLUNDERS.

Containing a Collection of Mistakes often made
in Speaking and Writing.

CORRECTED FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES,

AND ARRANGED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

By THE AUTHOR OF

'A HANDY BOOK OF SYNONYMS,'
'A DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH PROVERBS,' ETC. ETC.

Price 1s. cloth; 1s. 6d. half-bound in leather, red edges.

Extracts from Opinions of the Press.

Useful knowledge. . . . Invaluable alike as desk or pocket companion. . . . Treats of the multitude of errors daily made in speaking and writing, and offers corrections collected from the best authorities. Its dictionary form enables any one in doubt to readily turn to the word required. . . . Its value and necessity are unquestionable.—Morning Post.

A dictionary has just been published, enumerating the common blunders of speech and writing, which are constantly perpetrated. Such a work seems, at first sight, a very formidable undertaking, and the complete mastery of its text promises many a wretched quarter of an hour to those on whom its valuable information is inflicted. . . . There are some mistakes which appear to be ineradicable, and will not be corrected, even if the Blunder Dictionary arrives at its thousandth edition. . . . Next to the slave who attended a Roman Emperor in triumph to remind him that he was mortal . . .  surely the object most to be dreaded is the editor of a Dictionary of Blunders, arranged on such a complete and systematic plan, as to form a court of appeal to which every household can be conveniently referred. . . . The volume is actually published, and contains 126 closely printed pages, containing examples of errors that are to be found in the daily speech even of well-educated persons. . . . The Editor is to be thanked for his useful book.—Daily Telegraph.

Pleasantly written. . . . In its dimensions it is handy, and the utility of its contents is beyond question. The legion of "self-educated" men who adorn our age should not be without this useful companion, for, by its aid, the blunders of speech more particularly common to them would be advantageously avoided.—Citizen.

So far as we can discover from a brief perusal of the handy little volume, the author's work has been very well done.—Athenæum.

A well-meant attempt to keep people clear of some common errors. . . . There is certainly evidence enough, of one kind or another, in the volume before us, of the existence of blunders which could hardly have been suspected.—Saturday Review.

Beautifully printed. . . . may be confidently recommended to those for whose use it is designed.—Manchester Guardian.

 . . .  Of value, and worth knowing. . . . Amusing, and to an extent, useful also.—Dublin Freeman's Journal.

Will be found useful and amusing. . . . It is arranged alphabetically, and contains a considerable vocabulary of words supposed to present a difficulty either in spelling, meaning, or pronunciation. Some of the comments on popular mistakes are very well done.—Record.

Those who are not quite sure as to their grammar, their pronunciation, or their spelling, will doubtless find this pocket volume very useful.—Sunday Times.

Will be of use to every one who has either to speak or to write. As this embraces all mankind, the book may be said to be of value to everybody. Very neatly got up.—Scotsman.

A glance through the pages of this book is very amusing, almost as entertaining as a selection of wit and humour would be. There is no doubt as to the general accuracy and usefulness of the corrections. . . . . We heartily recommend the Dictionary.—Liverpool Albion.

Corrected from the best authorities and arranged in alphabetical order. . . . The student can turn readily to the remarks made upon any particular mistake.—Dublin Evening Mail.

A useful aid to correct speech.—Literary World.

The value of a book is not always to be reckoned by its size. This little dictionary would go into the waistcoat pocket, yet every word in it has its value, and the common mistakes in speaking and writing which it undertakes to correct are nearly always put right in the best way. In a few instances in which we are inclined to criticise, a conflict of opinion among the authorities would probably be found to exist.—Bookseller.

A manual such as this will not be out of place at the right hand of all who desire not to blunder.—Dundee Advertiser.

An excellent little book, which cannot be too well known or too widely circulated. We know a large number of persons who would preserve themselves from perpetrating the most unfortunate blunders if they would carefully consult it.—Christian World.

The compiler of A Dictionary of Daily Blunders at least deserves credit for an excellent idea. . . . Even the most practised speaker or writer is liable to momentary uncertainty about simple points of pronunciation or spelling—not to say construction of sentences. . . . Contains some good material. . . . A useful feature of the book is the publication in full of participles, in the spelling of which a writer is often apt to get confused, and which are rarely included in dictionaries.—Nottingham Guardian.

Evidently at great pains, the author of this useful handbook has brought together a large number of blunders which are heard often in speaking and seen in writing. We have gone rather minutely over the work, and can say that the corrections are nearly all just. . . . The book will be useful to many, and the reader will be surprised to find in what a great number of instances he is wrong in the usage and pronunciation of words. We recommend this handbook heartily.—Dundee Courier.

We can speak highly of this publication. . . . A credit to the publishers, and we have little doubt will have a very large circulation.—Wigan Observer.

The selection has been very judiciously made. One must be a remarkably faultless speaker and writer who does not get several useful hints from this booklet.—Aberdeen Journal.

 . . .  There is in this small volume a good deal of really useful matter, and many readers (especially among those who are also writers) might derive more benefit from its study than would by themselves be imagined.—Exchange.

Excerpts from the Press Notices of Familiar Latin Quotations and Proverbs.

A translation of the Latin phrases which are of most common use in the literature of the day, which is likely to be useful.—The Echo.

In a cheap and handy little volume we have here a large selection of Latin phrases, proverbs, and quotations. It is ample in all respects, and is likely to be of great and general utility.—Sunday Times.

To newspaper men, public speakers, and correspondents in every direction, this little "Vade mecum" will prove most useful.—News-Vendor.

The English translations are given as literally as possible, and they frequently embrace all the most generally accepted renderings. So far as we have been able to detect, the book has been carefully edited by a competent and capable writer.—Railway Fly-Sheet.

A small work of reference such as has been greatly needed. We recommend it especially to all readers who want to understand what they read, and do not know Latin, and to all writers who want to seem more learned than they are.—Civil Service Review.

A very handy selection of "Familiar Latin Quotations and Proverbs," of which not only translations but also explanations are given. We confidently recommend this little book.—Printers' Register.

A very handy little book. It contains, arranged in alphabetical order, all the most common Latin quotations with their signification, and many which are not so well known. The author has been careful in doing his work, and has produced a really good little book of reference.—Scotsman.

To those whose classical education has been wholly neglected the work will be found to be a suitable "Vade mecum," and even to those who learnt a good deal of Latin at school it will be found to be highly useful.—North British Advertiser.

It is a most admirable compilation. We can heartily recommend it as a book of reference, and from which most genuine instruction can be extracted.—Glasgow Citizen.

In this handy little book the compiler has collected the Latin quotations which occur most frequently in the serial literature of the day, arranging them alphabetically along with translations. This is truly a "handy referential volume," and deserving of a large sale.—Edinburgh Courant.

A very useful little work which will be invaluable to the reader whose studies have not included the classic languages. In the space of 120 pages are compressed no fewer than fifteen hundred Latin words, phrases, and proverbs, frequently met with in newspapers, political or philosophical works, law books, etc. We have looked over the book carefully, and tested it by searching for less usual quotations; but in every case we have found what we sought. Each phrase is rendered as literally as the construction of the English and Latin languages will admit; and where necessary a paraphrase or explanation is appended in addition.—Irish Times.

FAMILIAR ENGLISH QUOTATIONS.

The object of this little volume is to trace the Familiar Quotations so constantly in use to their proper authorship, and to correct the errors so frequently made by public speakers and writers. The origin of such everyday sayings as

"He that fights and runs away,
May turn and fight another day,"

(erroneously supposed to be in Butler's "Hudibras,") and a number of other phrases of a like character, is given, and the exact place of them in the different authors' works is recorded.

The errors constantly made in quoting are remarkable. The author of an interesting volume, comprising many well-known passages, names "Hudibras" as containing the lines

"They that in quarrels interpose,
Will often wipe a bloody nose."

In an essay on "Misquotations," which recently appeared in a very ably conducted newspaper, the object of the writer being to correct the blunders constantly made, he falls into the usual mistake of quoting Nat. Lee as writing

"When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war,"

and a learned and eminent divine, a certain Dr. B., some years ago, in the presence of a large party, obstinately insisted that

"A man convinced against his will"

was a correct passage from "Hudibras," and was only satisfied as to his blunder by the production of Butler's immortal work. Even so accomplished a scholar as Mr. Gladstone—quandoque bonus dormitat Homerus—errs; in a recently published number of the Nineteenth Century, quoting Byron's words,

"The bubbling cry
Of some strong swimmer in his agony,"

he names them as occurring in "Childe Harold," instead of in "Don Juan."

London: Whittaker & Co.

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

The following corrections have been made to the text:

Page ii: 2. Familiar French Quotations & Proverbs.[period missing in original]

Page 9: Bread and butter are glad to eat.[period missing in original]

Page 26: 445.[period missing in original] Door. When one door shuts another opens.

Page 45: Honour. Better[original has Bettter] poor with honour

Page 62: 1099. Money. The abundance of money ruins youth.[period missing in original]

Page 64: 1135. Necessity. Make a virtue of necessity.[period missing in original]

Page 74: so crows the young.[period missing in original]

Index entries were changed to match the spelling and hyphenation in the main text. Proverb numbers were corrected when necessary. The changes are as follows:

Page 107: Age-rueful 1342[original has 1343]

Page 107: Appetite 475[original has 495]

Page 108: Birdcall[original has Bird—call]

Page 108: Birds—little 970[original has 940]

Page 108: Bone—tongue 1636[original has 1616]

Page 109: Branch—roost[original has root]

Page 109: Butter-cakes[original has Buttercakes]

Page 109: Candle-stick[original has Candlestick]

Page 110: Churchyard—May 810[original has 809]

Page 110: Cloth—coat[original has cost]

Page 110: Cold—soon 1468[original has 1469]

Page 112: Easy chair[original has Easy-chair]—frugality

Page 112: Elbow grease[original has Elbow-grease]

Page 112: Estate—trade 1647[original has 501]

Page 112: Evening—red 501[original has 1647]

Page 112: Fast-day[original has Fast day]

Page 112: Fault—woo[original has woe]

Page 112: Feathers—fine 563[original has 535]

Page 113: Fish—cat[original has eat]

Page 113: Fish—small—venture 1700[original has 1458]

Page 113: Fish—small 1458[original has 1700]

Page 113: Folk—poor, pottage 1369[original has 1269]

Page 113: Forehead—mind[original has wind]

Page 114: Friday—sing[original has sup]

Page 114: Garner—dearth[original has death]

Page 114: Gate—stile[original has still]

Page 114: Gentleman—coat[original has cost]

Page 115: Groat a year[original has a-year]

Page 115: Hawk—hand-saw[original has handsaw]

Page 115: Heart sick[original has Heart-sick]

Page 115: Horse-manger[original has Horse—manger]

Page 116: House—well-ordered[original has well ordered]

Page 116: the section header I" has been added

Page 116: Ill—doing[original has Ill-doing]

Page 116: Ill fortune[original has Ill-fortune]

Page 116: Ill wed[original has Ill-wed]

Page 117: Ladder—crosses 359[original has 912]

Page 117: Laugh—hearts ache[original has heartache]

Page 117: Law breakers[original has Law-breakers]

Page 117: Life—end[original has Life's end]

Page 117: Lion, dead—dog 986[original has 987]

Page 118: Love, subjects'[original has subject's]

Page 119: Master's—wine[original has Master's wine]

Page 119: May—hot 810[original has 809]

Page 119: Mice—cat's[original has cat] away

Page 119: Morning—grey[original has gray]

Page 119: Mote—self love[original has self-love]

Page 119: Muck[original has Much]—riches

Page 119: Night—stumble[original has slumber]

Page 119: No—woman's 1868[original has 1861]

Page 119: Noland[original has No-land]—title

Page 120: Old block[original has clock]

Page 120: Ounce—mischief 1086[original has 1686]

Page 120: Ox—drink 450[original has 456]

Page 120: Pater-noster[original has Paternoster]—churches

Page 122: Ribs—birchen twigs[original has birchen-twigs]

Page 122: Seven—[original has comma]rise at

Page 122: Shave—hand-saw[original has handsaw]

Page 123: Silver lining—cloud[original has clouds]

Page 123: Soberness—conceals[original has concealed]

Page 123: Spain—wine 450[original has 456]

Page 123: Spending—bung-hole[original has bunghole]

Page 124: Story—re-telling[original has retelling]

Page 124: Sun shines[original has Sunshine]—moon

Page 124: Tar—ship[original has ships]

Page 124: Tenants—ill[original has bad]

Page 124: Thistles—harvest 752[original has 732]

Page 124: Thief—receiver 1340[original has 1341]

Page 124: Thief—receivers 1341[original has 1340]

Page 125: Trough—own 1480[original has 1478]

Page 125: Use—nature 1692[original has 373]

Page 126: Will—women[original has Will, woman's]

Page 126: Wisdom—husband[original has harbour]

Page 126: Wind—words 1838[original has 1000]

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