Adagia in Latine and English containing five hundred proverbs : very profitable for the vse of those who aspire to further perfection in the Latine tongue.
Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536., Robertson, Bartholomew, fl. 1620.
Anus velit equus profundam habebis.
Forsooth what should be done with an old wife but make Gun-powder of her.
