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 May 29, 2024.

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Commodum magno emptum, Et Commodum interversum.

Penny-wise and pound foolish.

Better buy then beg or borrow.

When candles be out all cats be gray.

He that hath some land, must have some labour.

I take paines, and anothers gets the profit.

A man may buy gold too deare.

No fire no smoke.

You pay more for your schooleing then your learning is worth.

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Farre fetcht and deare bought is good for La∣dies.

Better sit down and beat your heeles against the ground.

Praepostera parsimonia servare vitrum, ut per∣das gemmas.

Emere malo quam roga∣re.

Vale charum lumen.

Alii sementem faciunt, alii metent.

Mazam pinsuit a me pi∣stam.

Omnis commoditas sua fert incommoda se∣cum.

Ut egeni ervum.

E spinis Uvas colligere.

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Lac avium fert Samus Jo∣nica.

Summovere vicinos.

Pecuniae pedibus com∣pensantur.

Cui nullum negotium erat Harmenem muro cinxit.

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