Iactantia.
All's not Gospell that comes out of his mouth.
His words are but wind.
Nothing but Say-soes.
Many talke of Robin Hood that never shot in's bow.
Can't you farewell but you must cry roast?
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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"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 4, 2024.
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Page 142
A man may love his house well and yet not ride on the ridge.
He bellow•• like a bull, but is as weake as a bull∣rush —
Much branne and little meale.
Weare a horne and blow it not.
He loves to heare himself speake.
Great barkers are no bi∣ters.
Brag's a good dog.
The greatest talkers, are not the greatest doers.
He is poore, can promise nothing.
Every cocke's proud on 's own dunghill.
He's where he would be.
He brags as if he had har∣rowed hell.
He that useth to lie, is not alwayes beleeved when he sayes true.
He swaggers as though the whole towne was his owne.
You brag of many good morrowes.
Greene thoughts and great minds.
Page 143
Among the common people Scoggin's a doctor.
Keepe your winde to coole your porridge.
He spake of a fox, but when all came to all, it was but a ferne brake.
Doeth he doe as he sayes?
He's good at words, is he so at swords?
As proud as a peacocke.
He puts himself into the number of onyons, but is not worth a scallion.
He makes a great show, but's not worth a great.
Empty vessells make the greatest sound.
Page 144
He thinkes hee's now a fine fellow.
Great cry and little wooll.
Great boast and small rost.
Bare words are no lawfull bargaine.
I'le out vie him with bid∣ding.
Ante victoriam canis triumphum.
Hic Rhodus, hic saltus esto.
Murem pro leone osten∣tat.
Bullatae nugae.
Multi thirsigeri, pauci Bacchi.
Megabyzi sermones.
Tacitus pasci si possit corvus haberet plus dapis —
Page 142
Ama tanquam osurus, odi tanquam amaturus.
Caenci hast••.
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
Sybaritae per plateas.
Cicadis pleni.
Ex Ac••demia venis.
Ipse dixit.
Saperdae videmur cum si∣mus 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
Tanquam Argivum cly∣peum abstulerit ita gloriatur.
Divinum accipio sermo∣nem.
Gallus in suo sterquili∣nio.
Coelum territat armis.
— Minuit jactantia fa∣mam —
Ne sutor ultra crepidam.
Aureos montes pollice∣tur.
Fumos vendis.
Ne Sannione domi reli∣cto.
Io Saturnalia.
Homo bombylius.
Page 143
Atticus in portum.
In regione caecorum rex est luscus.
Jovi paria intonat.
Os opprime.
Lemnius obtutus.
Parturiunt montes, nasce∣tur ridiculus mus.
Pennas nido majores ex∣tendere.
Delphinis in terra vires.
Amphora coepit institui, currente rotâ cur ur∣ceus exit.
An tibi Mavors ventosâ in linguâ pedibusque fugacibus semper erit?
Aesopicus graculus.
Tanquam pavo circum∣spectans se.
Phaniae janua.
Vasa vacua plurimùm sonant.
Ex uno multa facere.
Coelum digito attingere.
Jovis Sandalium.
Proprio laus sordet in ore.
Imperitus anaxyride in∣dutus omnibus id o∣stentat.
Ne mihi Suffoenus essem.
Page 144
Magis sibi placet quam Peleus in Machaera.
Calliphenes.
Sellissare.
Ampullas loquitur.
Tragici cothurni strepi∣tus.
Verba sine penu & pecu∣nia.
Auro pollente, nil pollet oratio.
Gallinacei lactis hau∣stum pollicetur.