Plain Explanations of Obscure Proverbs.
' The more the merrier:' so ■•;..:■, . Multitudinous assemblages are the 'most provocative of caehinatory hilarity. ;> ;
' Birds of a feather flock together."'l i "■''■ j Habitants of ether, similarly plumed, gre gariouily assemble. /.*,,;
'Oatof the'fryihg pan into the fire.' ":■'.'■'■' 1 Emergence'from the culinary'uterißil into the devouring element. ' ' Too many cooks spoil the broth.' , ' ]' A superfluity of artists deteriorates the mock-turtle, ,' .' ' .'■!."■ i 'A stitch in time saves nine.? :,- . j A connecting coUoh lint, properly estab>lished, is niriefoldly economical.' ; ; , ; ' Itis albng lauethat has no turning. - ; That rustic pathway is indubitably longitudinal that has no circumlocution. , ; ■' Love me,: love my dhg.fj , ( ~-. .. ~/ ! Evince an amatory disposition. toward, myjself; let ypur 7 deportment toward my canine: be also affectionate. '".'\ ■J. J f ' 'Thoße-vrho live in: glass*houses shouldn't throw stones.' ■'■lifi j i n ']>w"6Uers"in ,cryetelr palaces, should refrain« from the propulsion of irregular-§haped[> particles of granite formation. ; • . . 1 j "Tis an ill wind that blows nobod good. •The blast of -3501 us is,.indeed, malevolent that benefiteth' noti though hbmeodatMcally^, some portion of. humanity. - ; *Ar bird in the ha*l is /worth two in the busu:'-,.;..,,r sxid no le.c^ e^t'^uh i\[\h , A .natural production! ef; the feathered trioe properly secured, is/more'than" equivalent1 to a greater -number ,in: a 'comparative Btate of freedom,1 ? .r-os.uf!: j(, i:ur.n.■ iuid'UUJl' '•-
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Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1635, 15 May 1875, Page 5 (Supplement)
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211Plain Explanations of Obscure Proverbs. Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1635, 15 May 1875, Page 5 (Supplement)
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