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... alludes to persons who devote themselves to spiritual affairs , for the purpose of entering upon holy orders . Ad ... Alluding , that there is greater valour in watching with coolness the approach of danger , than in rush- ing into it ...
... alludes to persons who devote themselves to spiritual affairs , for the purpose of entering upon holy orders . Ad ... Alluding , that there is greater valour in watching with coolness the approach of danger , than in rush- ing into it ...
Page 8
... alludes to persons who con- fess their faults with such little contrition or signs of repentance , that they seem rather to be more proud than ashamed of them ; also applied to those who make a jest of religion . A cuentas viejas ...
... alludes to persons who con- fess their faults with such little contrition or signs of repentance , that they seem rather to be more proud than ashamed of them ; also applied to those who make a jest of religion . A cuentas viejas ...
Page 14
... alludes also to that description of persons who pay court to others only when they have a prospect of a return . A la burla dexarla quando mas agrada.- " Leave a jest , when it pleases you best . " " He that hath a satirical vein , as ...
... alludes also to that description of persons who pay court to others only when they have a prospect of a return . A la burla dexarla quando mas agrada.- " Leave a jest , when it pleases you best . " " He that hath a satirical vein , as ...
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... alludes to sharpers who prey upon the unwary and inex- perienced , by introducing games of chance at unseasonable hours , or under circumstances which give them every advantage over their ad- versaries . A la mala costumbre , quebrarle ...
... alludes to sharpers who prey upon the unwary and inex- perienced , by introducing games of chance at unseasonable hours , or under circumstances which give them every advantage over their ad- versaries . A la mala costumbre , quebrarle ...
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... alludes to two persons of one name , of opposite manners and reputation . Alguacil descuidado , ladrones cada mercado . " An indolent magistrate will have thieves every market day . " - Alluding to the disorders which arise from the ...
... alludes to two persons of one name , of opposite manners and reputation . Alguacil descuidado , ladrones cada mercado . " An indolent magistrate will have thieves every market day . " - Alluding to the disorders which arise from the ...
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affairs agena ageno agua alludes to persons amigo amor anda año applied asno barba better bien boca boda bolsa bread buen buena bueno buey casa ciento comer como corazon cria daugh devil dexa diablo dinero Dios drink Echar el diablo el lobo expence fond fortune friends gallina gato give guarda hacen hija hijo hombre honor intimates la boca labour live lo que lobo lose madre mala malo mano maravedi married Mas vale mata means metaphorical ex metaphorical expression misfortune mozo muger never one's Oveja padre Palabras paño Parece parida perro piedra pierde pobre poco Poner poor proverb quiere reproof rich ruin Sacar sarten señor SHAK shews Signifying Spain Spaniards speak thing thou tiempo tierra Tomar trae trifling vale viejo viene villano viña vino wine wish woman
Popular passages
Page 163 - There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.
Page 160 - And he who, now to sense, now nonsense leaning, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning ; And he whose fustian's so sublimely bad, It is not poetry, but prose run mad : All these, my modest satire bade translate, And own'd that nine such poets made a Tate.
Page 88 - The purest treasure mortal times afford Is spotless reputation ; that away, Men are but gilded loam or painted clay.
Page 259 - Nil habet infelix paupertas durius in se quam quod ridiculos homines facit. "Exeat...
Page 174 - And from Shakespeare she gained a great store of information amongst the rest, that -'Trifles light as air, Are, to the jealous, confirmation strong, As proofs of Holy Writ.
Page 204 - Spanish proverb be true, that a fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in another's.
Page 304 - O thou invisible spirit of wine ! if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee devil.
Page 68 - HAPPY the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire.
Page 45 - What though no friends in sable weeds appear, Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then mourn a year, And bear about the mockery of woe To midnight dances, and the public show?
Page 92 - Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, health, peace, and competence.