Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2012-03-27 Public domain in the USA. 360 Preston, Thomas 13021653 A dictionary of English proverbs and proverbial phrases : $b with a copious index of principal words Produced by Delphine Lettau, Lisa Reigel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases" by Thomas Preston is a reference work that compiles proverbs and proverbial phrases in English, likely written in the late 19th century. This collection serves as an educational tool, encapsulating moral maxims and insights embedded in proverbs which have been passed down through generations. Each entry reflects the wisdom and wit of the English-speaking world, making it an indispensable guide for anyone interested in the richness of the language. At the start of the dictionary, the author introduces the significance of proverbs as historic tools of instruction and moral guidance. In the preface, Preston discusses the evolution of proverbs over time and the need for a contemporary compilation that is user-friendly, structured, and easily referenced. He acknowledges past collections and aims to improve upon them by organizing the proverbs alphabetically and offering a copious index, thus allowing readers to find sayings related to specific themes or keywords swiftly. This foundation sets the stage for the subsequent entries, which contain a wide array of proverbs reflecting different aspects of life and human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Proverbs PN Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 581880 581883 2024-09-16T13:18:48.413756 2023-09-17T07:55:31.615272 text/html text/html 597876 2012-03-27T11:30:24 text/html 5820231 2024-09-16T13:19:43.416977 application/epub+zip 5760935 2024-09-16T13:19:05.082936 application/epub+zip 175236 2024-09-16T13:18:50.190729 application/epub+zip 54802822 2024-09-16T13:20:00.045935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54708588 2024-09-16T13:19:24.715087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435277 2022-09-18T04:55:11.566519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248564 248410 2024-09-16T13:18:43.708774 2023-09-17T07:55:27.164234 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 248452 2023-11-29T04:02:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15747 2024-09-16T13:20:00.401884 application/rdf+xml 19504 2024-09-16T13:18:50.766726 image/jpeg 4116 2024-09-16T13:18:50.480725 image/jpeg 5547763 2024-09-16T13:18:48.767730 application/octet-stream application/zip