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... bien te salgan hijo tus harraganadas.— “ Son , God send no harm may come from your youth- ful pranks . " - This is a saying of a father to his son , who from a distance was braving a dead bull . It is used in derision of those , who ...
... bien te salgan hijo tus harraganadas.— “ Son , God send no harm may come from your youth- ful pranks . " - This is a saying of a father to his son , who from a distance was braving a dead bull . It is used in derision of those , who ...
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... bien à mis hijas . " Be thankful to me , neighbours , for I love my daughters . " - Applicable to persons who , for having done their duty , would have others be pleased or thankful to them for it . A gran arroyo , pasar postrero ...
... bien à mis hijas . " Be thankful to me , neighbours , for I love my daughters . " - Applicable to persons who , for having done their duty , would have others be pleased or thankful to them for it . A gran arroyo , pasar postrero ...
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... bien el pan , es pecado darle ajo.- " It is a sin to give garlic to him who eats his bread heartily . " It alludes to persons of good appetites , who relish common fare , considering it superfluous to give them delicacies or sa- voury ...
... bien el pan , es pecado darle ajo.- " It is a sin to give garlic to him who eats his bread heartily . " It alludes to persons of good appetites , who relish common fare , considering it superfluous to give them delicacies or sa- voury ...
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... bien casada , que ni tiene suegra ni cu- Tada . " She is well married who has neither mother - in - law nor sister - in - law , by her hus- band . " In Spain they entertain no great opi- nion of this class of kindred . Aquellos son ...
... bien casada , que ni tiene suegra ni cu- Tada . " She is well married who has neither mother - in - law nor sister - in - law , by her hus- band . " In Spain they entertain no great opi- nion of this class of kindred . Aquellos son ...
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... bien la casa la sabe.- " He whom God loves , his house is well known . " A quien dios quiere , bien en Sevilla le dan de comer . " He is fed well in Seville whom God loves . " This proverb is used by the admirers of Seville ; others say ...
... bien la casa la sabe.- " He whom God loves , his house is well known . " A quien dios quiere , bien en Sevilla le dan de comer . " He is fed well in Seville whom God loves . " This proverb is used by the admirers of Seville ; others say ...
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Common terms and phrases
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.
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