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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Title: 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.
Author: Clarke, John, d. 1658.
Publication: 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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Subject terms: Proverbs, English.; Proverbs, Latin.
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Hee peppers him with tongue-pouder.

He payes him with tongue-shot.

Too kind or too cruell.

Too fondo•• too froward.

Many words breed a brawle.

He will go to Law, for your wagging of a straw.

One ill word asketh ano∣ther.

By scratching and biting dogs and cats goe toge∣ther.

This is the bone for which dogs fight.

To scould like butter-wives

'Tis as hard to please a knave as a Knight.