The Antiquity of Proverbs; Fifty Familiar Proverbs And Folk Sayings With Annotations And Lists of Connected Forms
The Antiquity of Proverbs; Fifty Familiar Proverbs And Folk Sayings With Annotations And Lists of Connected Forms
Marvin, Dwight Edwards, 1851- [from Old Catalog]
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A new broom is good for three days. (Italian). A new broom's a clean broom. (Mauritius Creole) . A new broom sweeps clean but the old brush knows the comers. (Irish-Famey). A new broom sweeps clean but the old one is good for comers. (Dutch). A new broom sweeps the room well. (Italian) . A new servant never transgresses the commands of her mistress but if too obsequious, she inspires no con- fidence. (Sanskrit). A new servant will catch a deer. (Hindustani). A new washwoman applies soap to rags... even— Rags are seldom washed in India. (Behar). A new washwoman will wash with great care. (Tamil) . A new broom sweeps clean. (English, Italian). New servants are swift. (Persian) . New things are fair. (English). ALLIED PROVERBS All that is new is fine. (French). A new pot keeps the water cold for a few days. (Persian) . Digitized by Google A New Broom Sweeps Clean loi An old as8 is never good. (English). An old dog will learn no tricks. (English). An old parrot does not mind the stick. (Latin).
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