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, English.
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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Occupatio, otium.

They have their hands full.

A good husband hath al∣wayes something to doe.

Idle folkes lack no excuses.

Meat and drink, and lea∣sure's good for work-folkes.

I have other wooll to toze.

I am better busied.

The Cat loves fish well, but is loath to wet her foot.

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I have no leisure to hunt the loyterer.

Let the black sheep look to th'white.

Standing pooles gather filth.

Sit a while and goe a mile.

'Tis good alwayes to be doing some thing.

Saxum ingens volvunt alii.

Homini diligenti semper aliquid superest.

Ignavis semper feriae.

Meos Corymbos necto.

Omnium est proclive à labore ad libidinem.

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Ne ad aures quidem scalpendas otium est.

Nullum otium servis.

Liber non est qui non aliquando nihil agit.

Phydias pacem amat.

Otia dant vitia.

Otium fortunas secundas perdidit.

Malim esse quàm vixisie mortu um.

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