Chapter I: Front Matter

Transcriber's Notes: Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original. Words in italics in the original are surrounded by _underscores_. Ellipses match the original.

A few typographical errors have been corrected. A complete list follows the text.

A

DICTIONARY

OF

ENGLISH PROVERBS

THE FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS SERIES OF BOOKS.

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3. FAMILIAR ENGLISH QUOTATIONS.

4. A HANDY CLASSICAL DICTIONARY.

5. BIBLE TRUTHS WITH SHAKESPEARIAN PARALLELS. By J. B.
Selkirk.

6. A HANDY BOOK OF SYNONYMS, CONTAINING ABOUT 33,000 ENGLISH
WORDS.

7. THE SECRETARY'S ASSISTANT AND CORRESPONDENT'S GUIDE.
Nineteenth Edition.

8. TOURIST'S FRENCH PRONOUNCING HANDBOOK.

9. REASONS WHY WE BELIEVE THE BIBLE. By the Rev. James
Copland, M.A.

10. TALES FROM SHAKSPEARE. By Charles Lamb.

11. A DICTIONARY OF DAILY BLUNDERS CORRECTING THEM.

12. RASSELAS. By Dr. Johnson.

13. ELIZABETH, OR THE EXILES OF SIBERIA.

14. REJECTED ADDRESSES.

15. A DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH PROVERBS.

16. PLUTARCH'S LIVES OF ILLUSTRIOUS MEN.

17. DE QUINCEY'S OPIUM-EATER.

18. THE STORY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. By the Rev. A. Carter,
M.A.

19. A DICTIONARY OF MYTHOLOGY.

20. MOORE'S IRISH MELODIES.

21. MOORE'S LALLA ROOKH.

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4. REFERENCE HANDBOOK FOR BIBLE & GENERAL READERS.

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DICTIONARY, PLUTARCH, AND MYTHOLOGY.

A

DICTIONARY

OF

English Proverbs

AND

Proverbial Phrases

WITH

A COPIOUS INDEX OF PRINCIPAL WORDS

_SELECTED AND ARRANGED_

BY THE AUTHOR OF

'A DICTIONARY OF DAILY BLUNDERS,'

'A HANDY BOOK OF SYNONYMS,'

ETC. ETC.

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"The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered by
their proverbs."--LORD BACON.