Paroimiographia Proverbs, or, Old sayed savves & adages in English (or the Saxon toung), Italian, French, and Spanish, whereunto the British for their great antiquity and weight are added ... / collected by J.H., Esqr.

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The Eagles strength in his beak.

The Unicorns strength in his horn.

The Serpents strength in its sting.

The Rams strength in his head.

The Bears strength in his paws.

The Bulls strength in his breast.

The dogs strength in his tooth.

The Boars strength in his bristles.

The Quists strength in her wings.

The Lions strength in his tail.

A womans strength in her tongue.

For the mothers sake, kiss the son.

Confession the greatest glory.

Let the wind be where it will.

Somewhere rain, it stirreth still.

Of all heavies old Age heaviest.

Of mickle comes much.

If the shepherd sing, the whole house will ring.

Bear the worst behind, let him go and be hang'd.

No higher toe, nor heel I trow.

Love where not beloved, is love lost.

Woe men, that they had not been women.

Above too long, short below.

Few know to hold the Plow.

Many ask, few can answer.

Thy face hardly keep, be thou ever so curious.

Seldom blow without bloud.

Seldom best, unforbid.

Seldom Outlawes laborious.

An honest soul excells.

Seldom faire, but hath his fault.

Seldom promis'd performd.

Seldom good event, without venture.

Among a hundred fools scarce one good fellow.

If we come, we come.

If we come for fourteen, we will come for fifteen.

Scarce the man makes not for means.

A stranger abroad, had need of strength of brain.

Bees are catch'd with catches.

Wet is cold, need not be coold.

Blood cries and calls, although it cools.

By hair and hair, head bald and bare.

From seas, hills and strands, From Rivers, depths, sands, God sends to the fortunate riches and lands.

All sacrifice in the heart fixed.

A small berry in an old belly sowes.

A man void of harm, speaks from the heart.

Forbear debt long, forget at last.

Hair and hair culled, makes the horse cutted.

By little and little, the Pottage-pot drawn dry.

If the cat kills a mouse she makes a dainty mess.

If thou wouldst take the Roe Buck, Nimbly leap, or no good luck.

If thou be a stranger be merry, and give the first good mor∣row.

If thou be not strong set, be subtile.

If thou hast not Leeks, take what thou likest.

Not sow, not reap.

If not a horse, 'tis more, a mare.

Of both bad, the least best.

If great a Monster, if little a Mandrake.

From Sunday to Sunday, the Maid becomes a Matron.

What makes the Kite to pry? the prey.

Why doth the dog lick the pan? because he cannot eat the pie.

Where in the churn mill lies the buttermilk?

When one treads upon thee, draw thy foot to thee.

When the blind leads the blind, both are down in the ditch.

When the Bullock leads, the Oxe loiters.

When thieves squabble true men hear of their cattle.

When the season of the year is come, the Goat sleeps on the Bucks bum.

When man is down and low, God doth enlarge.

When the Oxe is lean, he is best for labour.

When the Lark's upon his seat,

The Hobby then makes bold to bait.

When the game is at best, best leave.

Have mi hi, and lose mi ha.

Revenge from heaven, heavy.

When all sleep and delay, God sleeps not, but delivers.

When the Kerne's turn'd out of doore, They feign that he was mad before.

The cat scarce climbes, when you cut her clawes.

All hunt for honour.

Presume for favours, near thy father.

All cry fie on the fool.

Each one tells a faire tale.

Each doth catch at his Cow.

Every one layes on.

If toung should tell what hovels hold, Neighbours would scarce do ought but scold.

When the cat is at home, the mouse keeps hole.

A Bucks head on a Hare's.

The head worth a pound, the tail half a penny.

The owner of the work, the Master work-man.

Each man Lords where he is belov'd.

Civil demeanour, though to the meanest.

No wizard compleat, eats stinking meat.

Pill the Egg round, ere rosted.

Whatever is strong, in the end is destroyed, (or) Sampsons eyes at length put out.

Like after like, look.

Prophesies never fail to be fulfill'd.

Proverbs approved, likely hoods l••es.

The wedge by degrees, cleaves through the trees.

Birds meet, each knows his ma••e.

Every Coast peculiar customes.

Each path in a dingle, run one way to mingle.

Every coward, a Cow.

All do and say in season.

All wrong comes to wrack.

The deeper the sea, the better for the ship.

The older the Welchman, the more mad man,

The older the Rie the sooner reapt.

The more thou longest, the more thy lets.

The greater the sight, the greater the victory.

The more the Tide flowes, the more the Ebb flinche••.

Streight string playes Rex, but soon it breaks▪

In wood a tree, whose will it be.

Buy old geere, buy again.

Buy flesh ere fleighed.

Without wife, without strife.

Wisdom bears the bell.

Fish before the net.

A candle wasts not for cold.

Let no hire go out of the house.

A hungry man waves manners.

The Hen forelooks before she layes.

The poor doth fear an after fall.

An idle dame should have somthing to do.

Patience must countermand passion.

Creep soft, ere go sure.

The third part, a poor part.

The Colt resembles the Sire.

The meanest in the house hath small share of the Hen.

Share between back and belly.

A cart dances downwards.

Stone never stayes 'till placed on plain.

Rarities makes wantonize.

The broakers fall, breeds many fello••s.

Secrets twixt three multiplie and thrive.

Give and tell a childs good turn.

More performd then promised.

I for gave away his cap.

The men of Ergings gift.

What to old men thou give, thou wil•• never regain.

Put the Cart before the horse.

Hide the beetle under a holly-bush.

A dog leaps unlookd.

A Bull mounts up the Mountain.

A nurse insults and assaults.

Between two stools the taile tumbles.

Little mischief too much.

Not hard to do easily done.

A fearfull Don, cries hold the dog.

Forewarnd happy and armd.

Offer too fair, pay for the folly.

Some desires foul and faulty.

Some sin incestuous.

Too streight breaks, though strong.

Too full ever runs over.

The higher the fool, the greater the fall.

A foe soon seen.

The covetous spies through a perspective.

Some odd ones become odious.

Little and scarce is dear and scant.

The Buck-kid leaps by kind.

Who kills discovers.

Disgrace though conceald, not safe.

The shepherd is oft the wolf.

Blindness foreseen seven years.

A long tale with a seven-lockd boy, speaks Tomboy.

VVhat is safe, is safest.

Ieffreys is the Helve, and

Ieffreys the Hatchet.

God mock with a dead Monk.

Talke of Lammas when 'tis Christmass.

Every lout lazy.

Make clean for shame the plough-share.

Fly and be gone speaks guilty.

Tables to play, taverns to talk.

A tongue bad breaks bones, (or)

A bad tongue turbulent.

A golden tongue guides a tale.

Believe no tales from an enemies tongue.

Over-loaded well rewarded.

The silent chews most mischief.

As like as a sack to a sadle.

As like as a hogs cheek to a chalice.

VVithout fault perfect and fair,

Every one well featur'd and fair.

Fire seen alwayes seasonable.

A wanton wench bids thrice farewel.

VVanton lasses many lessons.

Pay after sway and forswear.

VVho ends and wins takes the wager.

Tell now much and have no more.

The steed sterves while the grass grows.

VVhile the dog tires in the field,

The Hare takes the Fallel.

The Oxe draws and is driven ever till evening.

The oppression of orphans,

The destruction of heirs.

VVhile harrow drawn mills must not dry.

Covenant tried stronger then truth.

Nature stronger then nurture.

So God speed never despair.

A weak Lord overtops a great Lurdane.

Fortunes wiles forestall will.

VVealth takes leave, but fame doth live.

All sing or sigh are doomd to dy.

All sing, or sigh, are doom'd to dy.

Stay thy vote, till invi••ed.

Stay for glory, if not for gain.

Each mournfull soul sad.

Turn about the Bush.

Turn the Puz, in Phoebus.

Mischance hardly eschewed.

A staff firm, a third foot.

Twt la, 'tis a horse lent.

Deceive trust intrusted.

The trap to high-born, Ambition.

A bribe I know is a jugling knave.

As the boy growes, his coat doth decrease.

A Colt's height known by the hams.

A Bullock grows big from the belly.

A womans Fortune to be wanton.

The saying concurs with the song.

The womb not descried, till the child cry.

A small fire-brand flies abroad.

What God will not cannot prosper.

The wise sometimes is sad and sighs.

The old wife may hap,

Cry after her pap.

One O wonder may nurse a hundred, (or) In one lap a hundred may ly.

Neglect one step, make many a stride.

One hand maketh Fire,

But hundreds find to cull wooll faire.

A Nurse not harmd, though one armd.

Monoculus may be King in Caecus countrey.

A penny hire brings in a hundred.

The hen barr'd of Oats in Barn.

Neezing's free, closed cannot be.

Once my Lady would swim ore,

She drownd, O me! she will swim no more.

One head higher then two shoulders.

A sad countenance, a sorry Courtier.

The Foxes procession-week.

The dark vertigo.

The belly robs the back.

Gain waves Impediments.

A little milk, and that Butter-milk.

Many littles make a great.

If hanging for a dog thou wouldst shape,

Say, he killeth sheep.

The wedge that goes, drive again.

The first that brings in Grist, let him grind.

The first heard he said it, for ever conceald it.

Harrow fast, reap first.

The drop wears out the stone,

Not by force, but oft falling on.

The last that grindeth his meal in Mill, Deepest toll payes likely still.

He that selleth his house, may ly on the hills.

Hath a horn no ear to hear.

The sin be it ever so secret that thou dost commit, at length it will come out.

The Mill stands that wants water.

A Maid's praecontact, marr's her postcontract.

Were the Cat-skin pure, they would fleigh it sure.

Ride on still more, and still seekest thy mare.

The gowne was given to many an one, and yet the gowne is not gone.

The hand that gives, gathers.

The grunti••g horse bears best.

Though rarely sin, at length breeds shame.

Hide the Calf, top of the coffer.

Whatever is well hath its reward.

In each bad saying, sin.

In every choice there is chariness.

In every trade, there is want of truth.

In every wound, there is danger.

In every ground, men valiant and great.

In every self, there is a soul.

In every soul, there is sense.

In every sense or meaning, a mind.

In every mind good or bad abides.

Death shews in all shapes.

In every war, need to be wary.

In every fault, there is folly.

Wish the smith to fight in his own forge.

Strive with a wise man, thou wilt be wiser.

Strive with a fool, thou wilt be more foolish.

In winter nights, God save our Neats.

The dumb I trow, speaks truth.

One year, a mother dear,

The next a stepdame.

Seeking the green grass dry,

The Mare drownd.

He that shoots alwayes aright,

Forfeits his Arrow.

A foolish clown tears his own clothes.

One poyson expels another.

Have a horse of thy own, thou maist borrow another.

In the skin, the Wolf goes in,

The same no doubt, the Wolf goes out.

Have much, have none, and thrive therefore.

A bird hatch'd in Hell, thereout is nere well.

The Goat in hue, black and blue.

Hai and how, kill'd the Sow.

Still Sow that grunts, eats all the grains.

The Sow cries wee, till dead we see.

The Lamb in shew, doth teach the Yew.

The one bone payes.

A good Mill, that refuseth meal.

Do harm, to avoid harm.

The liberal, doth give to all.

Ten nails were made, to feed one mouth.

Light Portage, piles.

Light come, light go.

The fiery Oxe outmost.

Better play in, then play out of tune.

All have full hands.

Churls meat devour it, never thank him for it.

The fools mess had before hand.

Till death hies, no hopes, (or)

Till death cries, no Crown.

Faithful and devout, to divide.

Knight or Cobler soon descries, From what Root he hath his rise.