Proverbial Wisdom
Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.
Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.
307.
No rock so hard but that a little wave
May beat admission in a thousand years.
The Princess
308. Nice customs court’sy to great kings.
Henry V (King Henry), Act V, Scene II
309.
How happy could I be with either,
Were t’ other dear charmer away!
The Beggars’ Opera (Mac heath sings), Act II,
Scene II
310. The harder match’d, the greater victory.
Henry VI, Pt III. (King Edward), Act V, Scene I
311. The dignity of the commandment is according to the dignity of the commanded.
The Advancement of Learning, Bk I
312.
The first act’s doubtful, but we say
It is the last commends the play.
Hesperides, 225