In a collection of vulgar proverbs of the twelfth century mention is made, amongst the fish most in demand, besides the barbel of Saint-Florentin above referred to, of the eels of Maine, the pike of Chalons, the lampreys of Nantes, the trout of Andeli, and the dace of Aise.

The notion that an abundance of haws betokens a hard winter is still much credited, and has given rise to the familiar Scotch proverb: "Mony haws, Mony snaws.

But "like master, like man," is a stale old proverb, and full of truth.

The present was a little silver inkstand, with a dove in the centre, bearing not an olive branch, but a little scroll in its beak, with these words, which Emilie had suggested, and being a favourite German proverb of hers.

Amongst some of the other numerous proverbs may be mentioned a few relating to the apple; one of these reminding us that, "An apple, an egg, and a nut, You may eat after a slut.

Yiddish proverbs.

Actual history, in fact, is exactly opposite to the cheap proverb invented against the Muscovite.

However, I may just add one or two little known Arabian proverbs, which occur to me as peculiarly appropriate: Do not tell a friend anything that you would conceal from an enemy.

She added, to clinch the matter, that the cowl does not make the monk, that she thought herself, for all she did not wear flowers in her hat, a more honest woman than your society ladies, false jades everyone, concluding with her pet proverb: Better a good name than a gilt girdle!

There is a belief in Thuringia that the possession of fern seed causes the bearer to be pursued by serpents till thrown away; and, according to a curious Eussian proverb, "from all old trees proceeds either an owl or a devil," in reference, no doubt, to their often bare and sterile appearance.

During these meditations he repeated very frequently and always with a profounder note of derision the exploded proverb: "In the Country of the Blind the One-Eyed Man is King."

Dehli door ust,"Delhi is far off,"is a favorite Indian proverb.

His jests are either old fled proverbs, or lean-starved hackney apophthegms, or poor verbal quips, outworn by serving-men, tapsters, and milkmaids, even laid aside by balladers.

I can't stay here under the pines and tell you all their talk this summer morning,how Sin Saxon grew social and saucy with the quiet Miss Josselyns; how she fell upon the mending-basket and their notability, and declared that the most foolish and pernicious proverb in the world was that old thing about a stitch in time saving nine; it might save certain special stitches; but how about the time itself, and other stitches?

"Hence the confession has become a hackneyed proverb."Wayland cor.

"Hence the confession has become a hacknied proverb.

She had a great command of vigorous Scotch, and a large stock of homely proverbs, of which she made frequent and apposite use.

Even in our own tongue Englishmen sometimes come to grief over an idiomatic proverb.

" A Persian proverb, somewhat illustrative of a story told of a West India "nigger," whom his master used to over-flog.

These people are depicted with swift strokes, wallowing around tables, exchanging stupid, drunken speech, uttering senile maxims and inept proverbs.

And the folly of taking what one knows is paltry or bad has given rise to an instructive proverb: "Better give an apple than eat it.

A malicious proverb, spoken as if those whom we disparage were deriving their success from bad causes.

"To give him one of his own modestest proverbs.

Only"he looked down at Rudolph with a comic, elderly air"let me observe, our yellow people have that rather neat proverb.

" A somewhat different reading of this very obscure and now indeed obsolete proverb has been suggested by an esteemed and learned friend:"I should say rather it meant that the ploughshare, or country life, accompanied with good luck or fortune was best; i.e., that industry coupled with good fortune (good seasons and the like) was the combination that was most to be desired.