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.
31.
Throw no gift againe the giver’s head;
For better is halfe a lofe than no bread.
Proverbs, Bk I, Ch. XI
32.
The English winter — ending in July
To recommence in August.
Don Juan, Can. XIII, St. 42
33.
Valour’s whetstone, anger,
Which sets an edge upon the sword, and makes it
Cut with a spirit.
The Muses’ Looking-Glass (Colax),
Act III, Scene III
34. A penny for your thought.
Euphues, the Anatomy of Wit
35.
A man loveth more tenderlie
The thing that he hath bought most dere.
Romaunt of the Rose, line 2737
36.
The greatest king is he who is the king
Of greatest subjects.
Institution of the Garter, line 302.