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A dictionary of English proverbs and proverbial phrases

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A dictionary of English proverbs and proverbial phrases

Thomas Preston

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Look before you leap sits just pages from least said, soonest mended. Thomas Preston filed the proverbs and proverbial phrases of England in strict alphabetical order, a working reference for writers, speakers and the plain curious. Thousands of sayings your grandmother quoted, finally in one findable place. Open anywhere and start arguing with the wisdom.

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31 chapters

  1. 1A DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH PROVERBS
  2. 2A DICTIONARY OF English Proverbs AND Proverbial Phrases
  3. 3PREFACE.
  4. 4A Dictionary of English Proverbs.
  5. 5A
  6. 6B
  7. 7C
  8. 8D
  9. 9E
  10. 10F
  11. 11G
  12. 12H
  13. 13I
  14. 14J
  15. 15K
  16. 16L
  17. 17M
  18. 18N

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