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 4, 2024.

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Bonae fortunae, copiae, felicitatis, aut Ominis. Bonum. Bonitas.

He is at rack and manger.

As safe as a mouse in a malt-heape.

You are well, if you know when you are well.

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Give a man fortune and cast him into th' sea.

'Tis better to be happy than wise.

Every man can rule a shrew but he that hath her.

He is where he would be.

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They that have good store of butter may lay it thick on their bread.

'Tis an ill cooke that can't lick his own fingers.

Better to have good for∣tune then be a rich mans child.

He was lapt in's mothers smocke.

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Better to be spighted than pitied.

He can doe well enough without them.

His orchard is his sham∣bles.

Asinus in paleas.

Secundis ventis.

Portis utere.

Nunc illa advenit Dati∣dis cantilena.

Procridis telum.

Aut piscem olet aut flo∣rem.

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Dormiente rete trahit.

Virgula divina.

Albae gallinae filius.

Bonis avibus.

Malis avibus.

Gygis annulus.

Orci galea.

Secundo aestu.

Jecit Achilles duas tesse∣ras & quatuor.

Omnia ex sententia ce∣dunt.

Datyli dies.

Diis hominibusque plau∣dentibus.

Semper feliciter cadunt Jovis taxilli.

Sapiens sua bona secum fert.

Contigit & malis vena∣tio.

Tranquillo quilibet gu∣bernator est.

Inveni non quod pueri in faba.

Bos apud acervum.

Virtute duce, comite for∣tuna.

Sale nihil utilius.

Unione signare.

Rex sum.

Non sine Diis.

Cyclopica vita.

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Cui multum est piperis etiam oleribus immi∣scet.

Albus dies.

Saturnia vita.

Cujus nunc calent arae.

Pergama non tristia in∣colit.

Saeculum aureum.

Jupiter hunc totis animis hunc magnus Apollo diligit.

Sani aegris ditiores.

Felici hora nihil opta∣tius.

Fici cadunt in os come∣dentis.

Sardi venales.

Mare bonorum.

Bonorum myrmecia.

Horna messis.

Thassus bonorum.

Bonorum glomi.

Copiae cornu.

Lac gallinaceum.

Boni genii.

Extis pluit.

Capram caelestem orien∣tem conspexerunt.

Oculus dexter mihi salit.

Noctua volat.

Lux affulsit.

Laureum baculum gesto.

Midas in tesseris consul∣tor optimus.

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Boves messis tempus ex∣pectantes.

Bos ad praesepe.

Quae divinitus contin∣gunt.

Primò rectè valere, proxi∣ma forma. Tertio loco divitiae.

Quaevis terra patria.

Deo praeeunte nullus offi∣cit obex.

Ter sex jacit.

Mare amnium non indi∣get.

Terram video.

Hac nos Deus ipse ducit.

Hortus altera succidia.

Quorsum opus amicis, si modò faveat Deus?

A te sudor abest saliva mucusque.

Ante obitum nemo bea∣tus.

Homini nihil utilius sani∣tate.

Laedere qui potuit pro∣desse aliquando vale∣bit.

Sic visum superis.

Vivant dum virent.

Jovis omnia plena.

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