Paroemiologia Anglo-Latina in usum scholarum concinnata. Or proverbs English, and Latine, methodically disposed according to the common-place heads, in Erasmus his adages. Very use-full and delightful for all sorts of men, on all occasions. More especially profitable for scholars for the attaining elegancie, sublimitie, and varietie of the best expressions.

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Paroemiologia Anglo-Latina in usum scholarum concinnata. Or proverbs English, and Latine, methodically disposed according to the common-place heads, in Erasmus his adages. Very use-full and delightful for all sorts of men, on all occasions. More especially profitable for scholars for the attaining elegancie, sublimitie, and varietie of the best expressions.
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Clarke, John, d. 1658.
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London :: Imprinted by Felix Kyngston for Robert Mylbourne, and are to be sold at the signe of the Vncorne [sic] neere Fleet-bridge,
1639.
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Proverbs, Latin.
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"Paroemiologia Anglo-Latina in usum scholarum concinnata. Or proverbs English, and Latine, methodically disposed according to the common-place heads, in Erasmus his adages. Very use-full and delightful for all sorts of men, on all occasions. More especially profitable for scholars for the attaining elegancie, sublimitie, and varietie of the best expressions." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A18943.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2024.

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Hypocrisis.

All's not gold that glisters.

Fire i'th one hand and wa∣ter i'th other.

The more courtesie the more craft.

I pray you doe as you say.

He winkes wiles.

He is as false as the Devil.

Faire without, foule with∣in.

A faire hood on a false head.

I'le be holy I mary will I.

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He that winkes with one eye, and lookes with the other.

I will not trust him though he were my brother.

The Devill is dead in a dicb.

The other's but his stalking horse.

There's falshood in fellow∣ship.

He fleeres you in the face but would cut your throate.

To practise mischiefe in hugger mugger.

You cannot wed both the mistris and malkin her maid.

He lookes like a saint, but the devill he is.

He carrieth two faces un∣der one hoo.

He is turned puritane.

There's as much hold of his word as a wet eele by the toyle.

Neither fish nor flesh nor good red herring.

The french pox had need of a strong perfume.

Counterfeit sanctity is double iniquity.

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Bravely drest, but the worst part is i'th midst.

Ile paint you in your like∣nesse.

The nearer the church the further from God.

As fine as five pence over deare of three pence.

A wolfe lap't in a lambe-skin.

He lookes as if butter would not melt in his mouth.

A faire out-side.

Laudamus veteres, sed nostris utimur annis.

Alterâ fert manu lapi∣dem, altera panem o∣stentat.

Caput artis est docere quod facias.

Omnes qui habent cy∣tharam non sunt cy∣tharoedi.

Extimè lineus, intimè la∣neus.

Intus Hecuba, foris Hele∣na.

Leonis exuvium super crocatum.

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Imitabor Nepam.

Pardali mortem simulat.

Hoc calceamentum con∣suit Hystiaeus Arista∣goras induit.

Ovem in fronte, lupum in corde gerit.

Ovem gestat in vertice, lupum in pectore.

Melle litus gladius.

Monstrum alere.

Non potes simul Theti∣dem & Galataeam ama∣re.

Fronti nulla fides.

Non Chius sed cicus.

Videmus aliò spectare remiges & aliò pro∣ram appellere.

Nec animans nec inani∣me.

Putre salsamentum amat origanum.

Simulata sanctitas est duplex iniquitas.

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Paries dealbatus.

Personam tibi detraham.

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Prominentes auriculae Mydam produnt.

Domus ornata dominum nudum habet.

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