“To go like a cat upon a hot bakestone.”
Quote by John Ray
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A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages : and an Alphabetical Index, in which are Introduced Large Additions, as Well of Proverbs as of Sayings, Sentences, Maxims, and Phrases
A comprehensive compilation of English proverbs, this book also features a substantial addition of proverbs and sayings from different languages. It is organized alphabetically for convenient lookup, making it a valuable resource for those interested in proverbial wisdom and linguistic diversity. more
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