Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 20Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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... proverbs relating to St. Vincent's day . + Jan. 25. The Germans have a proverb : - The French verses given above : - " Sanct Paulus klar , Bringt gutes Jahr ; So er bringt wind , Regnet's geschwind . " on this day resemble closely the ...
... proverbs relating to St. Vincent's day . + Jan. 25. The Germans have a proverb : - The French verses given above : - " Sanct Paulus klar , Bringt gutes Jahr ; So er bringt wind , Regnet's geschwind . " on this day resemble closely the ...
Page 49
... proverb is applied by the French and Germans to the day of St. Medard , and sometimes to that of St. Gervase , both in June . § The inferences to be drawn from this proverb are not to be contemned by farmers and husbandmen ; but should ...
... proverb is applied by the French and Germans to the day of St. Medard , and sometimes to that of St. Gervase , both in June . § The inferences to be drawn from this proverb are not to be contemned by farmers and husbandmen ; but should ...
Page 62
... proverb , " The day of St. Thomas , the blessed divine , & c . , " under this month . The stump of a cabbage ; and the proverb means much the same thing as " Spare no expense , bring another bottle of small beer ! " § A trite ...
... proverb , " The day of St. Thomas , the blessed divine , & c . , " under this month . The stump of a cabbage ; and the proverb means much the same thing as " Spare no expense , bring another bottle of small beer ! " § A trite ...
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