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PROVERB LORE III Til': ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY
A THESIS PRESENTED TO TITS FACULTY OF BAYLOR UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TIIE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS
BY BARBARA ELIZABETH CALDON
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AUGUST 11,1941 V PREFACE
The problem of this thesis has been to study Robert Burton's Anatomy of t'elancholy for the purpose of finding as many as possible of the proverbs he uses in that famous work. Before entering upon the task proper, Apperson's Pn^lish
Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, and S ith's
Oxford Dictionary of English Proverbs were checked to discover how many of Burton'3 proverbs had already been recognized authorities. It wa3 found that Apperson li3ts 17, and Smith 83, which are given in appendices A and B respectively in this thesis. These dictionaries overlap in five instances, making a total of 95 proverbs already credited to
Burton. In addition to these, this thesis authen ticates 173 more.
In order to establish statements from the
Anatomy as proverbial, I have made use of Apperson
iii and Smith chiefly, and Benham, Tilley, Chri3ty, Bohn, and Heywood in a supplementary way. All of the established proverbs have been listed alphabetically according to the key words in each. These have been strengthened in most cases by two parallels selected^ contemporary literature as far as possible. A further list of aphoristic statements which I have spotted, but which I have been unable to authenticate as genuine proverbs is given in appendix G. These have also been arranged alphabetically according to key word3. A finding index of the established proverbs ha3 been appended to facilitate practical
U3e of the thesis.
I am deeply indebted to Dr. Charles G.
Smith, who suggested this subject and spent a considerable amount of time, care, and patience in directing my research. To him I fear I should say, inverting the words with which Florio addressed his public, that this has been "a paine to thee though a gaine to mee." I should al30 like to acknowledge the additional aid which he lent me through hi3 assistant, iss Tama Dell Porter
B.3.C.
Vaco, Texas
Au.uat, 1941
v table op contents
Page
PREFACE...... ill
INTRODU CTION...... 1
PROVERBS nr THE ANATOMY...... 16
APPE1IDIX A: ' PROVERBS IN Til '. ANATOMY RECORDED BY APPBRSON ...... 98
APPENDIX B: PROVERBS IN THE ANATOMY RECORDED BY SMITH...... 101 wtEPPEBDIX C: APHORISTIC STATEMENTS IN THE ANATOMY ...... 116
BIBLIOGRAPHY...... 120
ABSTRACT OF THESIS...... *...... 121
VITA ...... 122
INDEX ...... 123 INTRODUCTION
Proverbs are the pith, the proprieties, the proofes, the purities, the elegancies, as the commonest, so the commendablest phra3e3 of a language* To U3e them is a grace, to understand them a good. 1
This is the manner in which Plorio, in the
sixteenth century, referred to the aphorisms of
which hi3 generation was so fond* The average member
of the present generation can scarcely appreciate
the active influence exercised by proverb lore over
the literature and general thought of variou3 pre
ceding epochs. Today the proverb is regarded in the
light of the slightly amusing banality of the sage
of the small town general store, who, sitting by
the wood 3tove of a winter's evening, sprinkles
through his reminiscences the homely old saws which have been handed down among the farm folk along with the recipes for butter pickles and the earthy secrets
1 W*G. Smith, Oxford Dictionary of dn/rlish Proverbs (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1936),Introduction, p* xiii. 1 2 of the sowing season. General acquaintance with the practically limitless field of proverbs has become confined to a knowledge of a few of these overworked and henceforth hackneyed maxims, such as "A stitch in time 3aves nine” or "A rolling stone gathers no moss.” These are banished from cosmopolitan drawing-room repartee now ju3t as they were in the eighteenth century by Lord Chesterfield, who decreed that "no man of fashion ever uses a proverb.” The vast amount of more sophisticated and colorful adages are lost to our culture and conversation, being preserved only in the darkness of library stacks, where they are found in dreary volumes compiled by patient scholars. This condition is regrettable in that our language has thereby lost some of its raciness and vigor of expression.
It seems to have been a universal character istic among all races to condense the knowledge gained by experience into compact and easily quotable ex pressions which might serve as moral precepts to guide others in the common experiences of life. In the earliest literatures of all countries there is to be 3 found a similar current of ideas expressed in pro verbial form. Most of these early and fundamental ideas are precautionary--warnings not to be caught in predicaments which have already been discovered to be unfortunate in their results. Some of these have very practical applications to the purely external actions of everyday life, and others are more profound observations upon the eternal verities of existence and the relationship of men to each other. Archer Taylor has classified the field in two broad divisions: First, the popular, which has its origin in the common experiences of the working classes, and is generally handed down by word of mouth, becoming as a by-word among the people; Second, the learned proverb, which i3 the product of a more intellectual effort, and deals with moral, social, or religious questions of broader scope and deeper delicacy. The latter is often connected with literary efforts, and can often be traced through literature.
Sometimes, however, thi3 distinction is purely academic as the learned proverb might have had it3 origin in a current popular saying which was thereafter reworked into a more polished form. Katurally the strictly popular proverb i3 extremely difficult to trace unless .
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it has been put into writing from time to time.
The two together represent the sum of the racial
experience, practical and intellectual, of a people.
According to composition, proverbial
expressions may be roughly divided into metaphorical
and sententious groups. Listed in proverb dictionaries
are a great many expressions which are mere figures
of speech or descriptive terms. These are dignified
with the title of proverbs not because they are so
technically, but because they have wide usage and
significance. 3uch terms as "gold of Toulouse," and
"Pandora’s box," although not strictly proverbs, have
become proverbial through common acceptance of the
aphoristic or general meaning which each has acquired.
The true proverb is a condensed allegory. Though it may have literary record as far back as the Greeks, and may even be traceable in Hebrew and Sanskrit, it is rather the spontaneous product of human meditation than that of any individual sage. 2
It should have a dramatic touch and a general adap
tability possible of application far removed from
the literal translation.
2 Sarnest Weekly, "Proverbs Considered," Atlantic Monthly. CXLV (1930),504-512. 5
Proverbs gain effect by such mechanical means as alliteration, rhyme, contrast of parts, and paradox. It may be said that the qualities necessary to a proverb are popular usage, succintness, signi ficance, and pungency. Lord John Huscell’o clever statement, "The wit of one and the Wisdom of many" is perhaps the best known short definition of a proverb, and is itself on the way to becoming proverbial.
It is futile to try to imagine when the first of proverbs wa3 spoken or used; therefore we have to rely upon written evidences for historical proof, aristotle is 3aid to have been the first to have collected current sayings. If this is so, proverb hunting certainly had an illustrious innovatiota. Most of the early collections were used for practical purposes. For example, the grammars of the Middle
Ages recommended the use of proverbs for literary elegance or to add piquancy and energy to some moral point. There is ouch an example in Aelfric’s Grammar, which belongs to the tenth century, and gives adages in both the Latin and the Anglo-Saxon. Spelling, rhetoric, and reading were often taught by this method, 6 and apparently it was a good one, for it seized upon the imagination and drove home the lesson.
Ponce de Provence made a collection of proverbs entitled the Summa de Dictamina. which served as a handbook for letter-writers. The medieval admiration of the proverb, however, merely prepared the way for the unprecedented heights of popularity which it reached during the Renaissance.
Erasmus inaugurated the heyday of the proverb by publishing his Adagia in 1500. This great work is composed of thousands of anecdotes, each of which explains or gives the origin of a proverb.
"It is not too much to say that with this book he acquainted men with the great figures of classical a antiquity by means of proverbs". This was one of the most widely read books of the sixteenth century, which indicates the trend of popular thought of that age.
Following this great success, John Florio offered his
First (1578) and Second Fruits (1591), books written
3 W. G. Smith, The Oxford Dictionary of English Proverbs (Oxford: Clarendon Press,1936), Introduction, p. xlii. 7 in dialogue from and designed for the purpose of acquainting Englishmen with the proverbs which he had gathered from beyond the Alps.
The proverb had by then become the absolute rage of all the au courant. In 1546 John
Heywood published his Dialogue Conteinlng Proverbes. which, amazingly enough, hud run through six editions by 1598. This is actually the first English collection of proverbs, and started a fashion which 1 sted for 4 two hundred years or more. In 1641 Fergusson performed the same 3ex*vice for Scotland, with his collection of Scottish Proverbs. The first half of the seven teenth century saw the appearance of Draxe’s Collection of Choice. Proper, and Elegant Latin 7ords and Phrases.
Herbert’s Outlandish Proverbs (and the revised edition entitled Jacula Prudentum), and forriano'o Italian
Proverbs and ..'x-ovcrbial Phrases translated into English.
The first man to produce a really workable collection, however, was John Hay, who published his English
Proverbs in 1670. In the eighteenth century Kelly,
4 Ibid., p. xx t
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Puller, and Ramsay were the major contributors, and
in the nineteenth, Henderson, Bohn, and Hazlitt
continued the work. In the twentieth century the
two most distinguished and authoritative compilations
to date, G, L. Apperaon's English Proverbs and
Proverbial Phrases, and 7. G. Smith’s Oxford Dictionary
of English Proverbs, we re published. Together, these
two provide a definitive reference set.
Modern literature, like modern speech, is not filled with proverbs because of the worship of originality of thought and expression. Authors today scorn to use the well worn phrase, the familiar expression, for fear of being faced with the most terrible of accusations--being commonplace. The ideals of the Renaissance, however, which emphasized polish and selection rather than newness, provided the atmosphere in which the proverb was to reach its highest peak in literature. It became an essential part of the writing of the period, and scarcely a book of that time could be found which does not contain an impressive amount of proverbial material.
The arrangement of the proverb appealed to the Eliza 9 bethan inind which always loved puns or any play upon words. The period drama is filled with them.
Shakespeare, of course, ia the first and best
example. In glancing through a proverb dictionary,
one must be struck by the great number of references
cited as being in his plays. Since Shakespeare is
not considered us one of the more learned writers, we must gather that his wide knowledge of proverb lore came from the channels of the spoken word, and
that his almost unexampled use of them was based on a keen understanding of their popularity among the people. Today we are apt to read Shakespeare wondering a little at the mental fad which encouraged the inclusion of so much proverbial material, and, even more difficult to understand, the extensive use of elaborate word play which developed into super structures of involved sense created out of non-sense.
Lyly is another man of the Renaissance who built his works with a strong dependence upota proverbs. Here they are phrased elegantly in the ornate language for which the author is so justly famous, but nevertheless that does not deprive them of their common sense and 10
quick, direct wit* A 3tudy of Elizabethan literature
with thia problem in mind would undoubtedly reveal
that the writers were practically unanimous in their
acceptance of the proverb as an orthodox literary
device. Thia was certainly etacouraged by the example
of the picturesque queen for whom the era was named.
Elizabeth loved the aalty wit of the proverbs and no
doubt learned many of those which she so frequently
used from her study of the Latin classics, which,
a3 one of the moat intellectual women of the period,
she was able to read with facility in the originals.
Ben Jonaon was the first to deliver a blow
to the supremacy of the proverb by issuing the dictum
that aphorism and the like, while perfectly acceptable when accredited to the speech of the lower classes,
should not be considered as ornamenting the conversation
of persons of breeding, who were supposed to have the
ability of creating their own wit instead of borrowing
that of others. In spite of the fact that proverbs had 3uch a 3trong hold upon the imagination of the
people, one could not afford to ignore the decree i33ued
by the man who became almost the literary dictator of 11 hia day. Toward the end of the oeventeenth century the proverb a3 a literary fashion was dying out, and it retired definitely when the reign of reason was inaugurated and began to dominate the thought of the eighteenth century. In spite of the fact that proverbs have never regained the unusual popularity which the
Renaissance gave them, they have not, however, died out of the usage of the people. There is about them an inherent appeal and utility of application which will always grant them a place in the folk speech of a country. It is convenient to fortify oneself viith the ancient wisdom of the old sayings. It is human nature to wish to rely upon formulas for conduct instead of assuming individual responsibility, and there is always an apt. proverb to Ju tify practically any action.
A man whose mind hao been enlarged by education, and who has a complete mastery over the riches of his own language, expresses hia ideas in his own words; and when he refers to anything bey nd the matter under hia view, glances towards an abstract principle. A vulgar man, on the other hand, uses those pro verbial forms which tradition and daily use have made familiar to him, and when he makes a remark which needs confirmation, he clenches 12
It by a proverb. 5
Robert Burton, achol r, poet, and churchman, is entirely representative of the Renaissance intellectual spirit. He literally lived among books, and the one great accomplishment of his life, The Anatomy of llelancholv. bas been called the quintessence of the books of all times. In the broad scope of his interest, in his humour and in his t lerance, he is a typical man of his period. He reminds us of Montaigne of Prance, whose circular tower waa lined with books and manuscripts of classical and contemporary literature. I’ach devoted a lifeti me to producing one opus which w s practically a diary of everything that caught his mind's fancy.
Back in Jnglaud we find similar men in Lyly, Florio,
Sidney, and Spenser--all gentlemen and schol rs of refinement and learning. It was a time, scholustically speakisg, when study wns extensive rather than deep; it was a period of practiced dilettantism in the thought of the age. Burton, although a “divine by
Andrew Henderson, Scottish Proverbs, ed. James Donald (Glasgow: Thomas D. Horison, 1881), Introduction, p.xvii. 13 profeosion", followed his inquisitive mind into practically every avenue of human learning and en deavour, and today in hia writings we have at our fingertips a veritable mine of information on the life and thought patterns of the early seventeenth century.
Burton waa apparently a victim of melancholy himself, probably due to the secluded and sedentary life which he led, and he 3tate3 a3 his purpose in writing the Anatomy the desire to arrive at the toot and cure of his own emotional problem. It is doubt ful if the resultant work ever had the desired practical result, but it has become the world's most amazing collection of erudition, quaint superstitions, unusual anecdotes, and peculiar conclusions. Burton's elaborate and highly detailed plan of the work is so complex and so vastly inclusive that one wonders how a single person had the intellectual fortitude to undertake so huge a task. In hi3 expansive introduction to the Anatomy he apologizes at length for the defects which he fully intends to encompass in his work. He expresses deep humility that in order to cater to the 14
popular taste he was forced to "prostitute my muse
in English" rather than use the more learned Latin.
This, however, did not hinder him from filling
practically every page in hia vrork with Latin quotations
ranging in length from two lines to two pages. "But
the pro. tice of profuse quotation w s not peculiar
to Burton. It was un age when appeal lay to tradition 6 and author!tyV" The unusual fund of information, the
"common ^ense and uncommon nonsense" which fill3 the
Anatomy has made it one of the most lucrative books
in the Unglish language for borrowing by other authors, and, it might be 3aid, they have never hesitated to do so.
Burton drew upon every field of learning in
order to substantiate his theories about melancholy, and of course he made use of a great many proverbs to show the authority of opinion on certain subjects.
For these he was able to draw upon an extensive know
ledge of literature of all kinds, so that the proverb
lore in the Anatomy of .Melancholy is an excellent
6 Cambridge History of Snrrlish Literature, ed. A. 7. lard and A. 1. Valler (Cambridge: University Press, 1909), IV, 246. T
15 representative example of that which was current in his tie as v/ell u3 much which i3 more historical and rare.
A study of this work for the express purpose of finding as many proverbs as jossible has shown that it contains a wealth of those which may be established by reference to authoritative proverb dictionaries. In addition to these, there are a large number of aphoristic statements, which, although further research might prove that many have historical antecedents, might also indicate that 3urton himself coined proverbs. He certainly had the gift of turning phrases in a way to give them the twang and memorability of such. PROVERBS AND PROVERBIAL PHRASES IN THU ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY
1 THE BEST THINGS )IAY BE ABUSED
Nothing ao good but it may be abuoed. I,ii,II,vi, Everyman ed., 1,241.
There is nothing but through the malice of man may be abused. Lyly, Eunhues (Arb.), 100; cf. Smith,419.
For aught 30 good but otrain’d from that fair U3e Revolt3 from true birth, stumbling on abuse. Shakespeare, Romeo ^ Juliet. II,iii,19; cf. Smith,419.
2 ADMONISH YOUR FRIENDS IN PRIVATE, PRAISE THEM IN PUBLIC
Admonish thy friend in secret, commend him in public. II,iii,VII, Everyman ed., 11,205; cf. Smith,33.
3 IF YOU BE ANGRY, YOU MAY TURK THE BUCKLE OF YOUR GIRDLE BEHIITD YOU
If any man take exceptions, let him turn the buckle of his girdle, I care not. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,122.
I think he be angry indeed. Claud: If he be, he knows hovr to turn his girdle. Shakespeare, Much Ado. V,i,144; cf. Smith,213.
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If miss will be angry for nothing, take my counsel, and bid her turn the buckle of her girdle behind her. Swift, Pol. Converoat., '/orks (1856), II,341? cf. Smith,213.
4 EVERY MAN IS THE ARCHITECT OP HIS OWN FORTUNE
Faber quiaque fortunae ouae. II,iii,III, Everyman ed., 11,171;
Hence ’tis 3aid that every man is the artificer of his own fortune. Shelton, Suix. (1908),II, lxvi, 111,285; cf. Smith,97.
3e his own carver, and cut out his way. Shakespeare, Rich.II. II,iii,144; cf. Smith,97.
5 AS ilANY EYES AS ARGUS
Argus had an hundred eyes, all so charmed by one silly pipe that he lost hi3 head. Ill,ii,II,iv, Everyman ed., 111,107.
If I had as many eye3 a3 Argus, I could not have sought a man more narrowly. Gascoigne, -'03ie3. Sun loses (1907), II,i, 199; cf. Smith,51.
7/atch me like Argus. Shakespeare, rerch. Yen.. V,230; cf. Smith,51.
6 AN ASS LADEN WITH GOLD
Nothing so familiar in these days as for a young man to marry an old wife, a3 they say, for a piece of good: asinum auro onusturn. Ill,ii,II,iii, Everyman ed., 111,100.
The usual proverbs are: "An ass laden with gold will go lightly uphill." Shelton, Q,uix. „ II, xxxv; cf. Apperson,18. 18
There la not any place 30 high, whereunto an asse laden with gold will not get up. Mabbe, Celeatina (T.T.), 72; cf. Apperaon,18.
7 AVOIDANCE IS THE ONLY REMEDY
He that will avoid trouble muot avoid the world. III,ii,V,v, Everyman ed., 111,251.
Theachewing is only the remedye. Chaucer, Minor Poems (Skeat), 1,340; cf. Apperson,20.
"Erom these hie hillea," The first eachue i3 remedy alone, \7yatt, Song; cf. Apperson,20.
8 AS BALD AS A COOT
I have an old grim aire to my husband, as bald as a coot. III,iii,I,ii, Everyman ed., 111,267.
And left her head aa bare as a balde coot. Breton, /orks (Grosart), II,kl3; cf. Apperson, 24.
Older than my father, more bald than a coot. Adlington, tr. Apuleius, bk.V; cf. Apperson,24.
9 NEVER A BARREL THE BETTER HERRING
You shall find them all alike, "never a barrel the better herring." Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,78.
One bad, there’s ne’er a good; And not a barrel the better herring among you. Jonson, Tale of a Tub. II; cf. Apperson,27.
Lyke lorde, lyke chaplayne; neyther barrell better herynge. Bale, Kynr;e Johan (Manby’s Snec. of .-re-Shaka-). Drama). 1,591; cf. Apperson,27. 19
10 B3AUTY AND HON 'STY SELDOM AGREE
Beauty and honesty seldom agree; straight personages have often crooked manners. III,iii,IV,ii, Everyman ed., III,304.
Who knoweth not how rare a thing it is (Ladies) to match virginitie v/ith beautie. Lyly, Eu ;hues 3s his Eng.(Arb»). 454; cf. Smith,60. * The power of beauty will sooner transform honesty from what it is to a bawd than the force of honesty can translate a beauty into his likeness. Shakespeare, Hamlet. III,i; cf. Smith,60.
11 BEAUTY CARRIES ITS DOWER IN ITS PACE
Beauty is a dower of itself, a sufficient patrimony. III,ii,II,ii, Everyman ed., 111,68; cf. Denham,740b.
12 SET A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK AND H3»LL RIDE A GALLOP
Nothing 30 intolerable a3 a fortunate fool... asperius nihil eat humili. cum surrit in altum... 3et a beggar on horseback and he will ride a gallop. II,ill,II, Everyman ed., 11,144.
Set a beggar on horsebacke, and they say he will neuer light. Greene, Orpharion. ,7orks (Grosart), XII,36; cf. Appersoh,35.
Set a beggar on horsebacke, and he wil runne his horse out of breath. Draxe, Anc Adasr.. 163; cf. Smith,384.
13 A GOOD BEGINNING MAKES A GOOD ELDING
Hard beginnings have many times prosperous events. II,iii,III, Everyman ed., 11,167. 20
A hard beginning hath a good ending. Camden, Hem.. 302; cf. Smith*11.
Thlngu bad begun make themselves strong by ill. Shakespeare, 1'acbeth. III,ii,55; cf. Smith,11.
14 TO BEAR (OR CARRY AWAY) TUB BELL
True merchants, they carry the bell away from all other nations. Jemocritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,87.
And, let us ae which of yow shal here the belle To speke of love aright? Chaucer, Troylus. 111,149; cf. 3mith,498.
For pure white the Lilly bears the Bell. Barn- field, iiff. Sheph.. II,xxxix; cf. Smith,49b.
15 BEWARE OF 'HAD I WIST'
Beware of Had I wist. II,ill,VIII, Everyman ed., 11,204.
And all is ware of had I, wist. Gower, Couf. Am.. ii,102; cf. Smith,67.
Hem, syr, yet beware of Had I wy3tel Skelton, I.arnyf.. Work3 (1843), 1,232; cf. Smith,67.
16 BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER
They much delight in one another's company..., and birds of a feather will gather together. III,i,I,ii, Everyman ed., 111,16.
But as the proverb 3aith, Bird3 of a feather Will always U3e to flock and feed together. .Zither, Abuses. 72; cf. Smith,68.
We say, 'That birds of a feather will flock together.' Seeker, Honauch Brof.(l69l). 11,93. 2.1
17 BITTER AS GALL
As bitter as gall and wormwood i3 their last. I,ii, III,xiii, Everyman ed., 1,287.—But in the end they will prove a3 bitter as gall. I,ii,II,vi, Everyman ed., I|244.
//hose taste I finde more bitter now then gall. Rich, Farewell (Shaks. Soc.), 38; cf. Apperson,50.
Bitter a3 gall. Webster, Devil’s T,aw-Gase. I,ii| cf. Apperson,50.
18 A BLACK MAN 19 A PEARL IN A PAIR. WOMAN'S EYE
A black man is a pearl in a fair woman's eye, and is acceptable as lame Vulcan was to Venus. III,ii,III,ii, Everyman ed., 111,82.
Oh sir, black is a pearl in a woman's eye. Chapman, Hum. Day's 3-Iirth. sc. viiij cf. Apperson,52.
Thus My face is black. Pros But pearl3 are fair, and the old saying is, "Black men are pearl3 in beauteous ladies’ eyes." Shakespeare, Two Gent.. V,ii,10; cf. Smith,2.
19 BLIND A3 A BEETLE
They are very slaves..., beside themselves, and as blind a3 beetles. Ill,ii,III, Everyman ed., 111,153.
In this wysdome he is as blynd as a beatel. Latimer, Seven S.-rmons (Arb.), 90j cf. apperson,54.
Jack Eaynard i3 a loyall blade, yet blind as any beetle, rolit. Ballads (Percy 3.), 47; cf. Apperson,54.
20 A GREAT BOOK 13 A GREAT EVIL 22
Oftentimes it falls out...a great book is a great mischief. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,24.
It may be...said in reference to this unhappy production that a great bo .k is indeed a great evil. Brit. 7/kly., Apr. 13; cf. Smith, 13.
21 TO U[AKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW
They take away their straw, and compel them to make their number of brick. I,ii,III,xv, Everyman ed., 1,321.
It is an hard task to make bricks without straw. Verne v .em.(l9Q7). 11,79; cf. Smith,530.
If they will not let that act passe...and yet will have uu keepe armys, is it not requiring a tale of bricks, without allowing the 3traw. Dk. Ormonde, 11th -ten. Hist. 1.153. Comm. App. V,10; cf. Smith,530.
22 CABBAGE TWICE COOKED
Crarabden bis coctam apoonere. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,22.
Which I must omitte, least I set before you, coleworts twice sodden. Lyly, Euohues 3: his Enp;. (Arb.), 391; cf. Smith,72.
Tvyice-sod simplicity, bis.ccctusl Shakespeare, .L.L.. IV,ii,22; cf. Smith,72.
23 BEHIND THE HORSEMAN SIT3 BLACK CARE
Root equitem uedet atra cura. I,iii,I,ii, Everyman ed., 1,389.
Care sits behind the hor3eman on the cantle of 23 his hia saddle, tfhyte-Melville, Market Harbor. II; cf. 3mith,61.
-oat equitem aedet atra cura. Horace, Odea. Ill,i,37; of. Smith,61.
24 THE CATJ33 TAKEN AWAY, THE EFFECT IS REMOVED
Sublata causa tollltur effoetus. I,i,II,vi, Everyman ed., 1,157.
Sublata cauaa tollltur offectua. Law: cf. Denham,664b.
The cause taken away, the effect vaniaheth. Pettie, Petite Pallaee (Max. Yr. MS., 109), 11,62; cf. Tilley,80.
25 COMMON AS A BARBER’S CHAIR
Venus, a notorious strumpet, as common as a barber’s chair. III,iv,I,iii, Everyman ed., 111,355.
Venus...that made herself as common a3 a barbar’s chayre. Gosson, Apol. of Schoole of Abuoe (Arb.), 66; cf. Appersob,25.
He’s like a barber's chair that fits all buttocks. Shakespeare, All's V/ell. II,ii,17; cf. 3mith,46. •
26 A MERRY COMPANION IS A WAGON OH THE WAY
A merry companion is better than music, and...au a wagon to him that is wearied on the way. II,ii,VI, iv, Everyman ed., 11,119.
Good company ia a good coach. Clark, Paroem, 291; cf. Smith,22.
A pleasant companion ia said to 3horten the 24
road, and.,.I always endeavour to find the "come3 jucundua," which the facetious Publius Syrus says, is as good as a coach itself. Apperley, Nimrod's North T.. 10; cf. Smith,22.
27 KEEP GOOD MEN COMPANY AND YOU SHALL BE OP THE HUMBER
Keep good company. II,iii,VIII, Everyman ed., II, 205; cf. 3mith,249.
28 CQilPARlEOIJS ARE ODIOUS
Comparisons are odious, I neither parallel them with others, nor debase them any more. III,iii,1,ii, Everyman ed., 111,266.
Livia, though she be fair...; is...not so amiable as my Lucilla...; but lest comparisons should seem odiou3,...I will omit that. Lyly, Euphuea (Arb.), 66; cf. Smith,79.
Comparisons are odorous. Shakespeare, Much Ado. Ill,v,18; cf. Smith,79.
29 A GOOD CONSCIENCE 13 A CONTINUAL FEAST
When they have all done, "a good conscience is a continual feast." II,iii,YII, Everyman ed., 11,202.— "A good conscience is a continual feast," but a galled conscience is as great a torment as can possibly happen. III,iv,II,iii, Everyman ed., 111,400.
For a good conscience being a perpetual feast. Butler, Remains (1759), 11,273; cf. Apperaon,111.
A good conscience is a continual Christmas. Franklin, forks (Bigelow), 1,456; cf. Apperson,111.
30 C0V/AUD3 FEAR TO OFFEND 25
Cowards most part...loath to offend. I,,iii,I,ii, Everyman ed., 1,393.
He had a natural aversion to danger, and thought it below a nan of wit or common 3ense to be guilty of that brutal thing called Courage, or lighting. Hia philosophy told him, "It was safe sleeping in a whole skin." Eehn, The Luckv mistake: cf. Denham,20b.
31 A BiraSR OF CRADLES
A buyer of cradles, as the proverb is. IH,ill,IV, 1, Everyman ed., 111,295.
Lot in the collections.
32 CROCODILE TEARS
To these crocodile’s tears, they will add sobs, fiery sighs, etc.. Ill,ii,II,iv, Everyman ed., 111,125.
The Crocodile 3hro\/deth greatest treason vnder most pitiful tearea. Lyly, Euphues (Arb.), 75; cf. Smith,82.
If that the earth could teem with woman's tears Each drop she falls would prove a crocodile. Shakespeare, Othello. IV,i,257; cf. Smith,82.
33 THE CROW THINKS HER OWN BIRD FAIREST
Every crow thinks her own bird fairest. II,i,II,ii, Everyman ed., 111,23.
The blak craw thinkio hir awin byrdis quhite. Douglas, Aeneia. IX, Frol., 70; cf. Smith,425.
The crow thinkth hir owno birde3 fairest in the wood. Keywood, -'rov. (1867), II,iv,50; cf. Smith,425. 26
34 FROM THE CROWN OF THE HEAD TO THE SOLE OF THE FOOT
Pliny reckons...from the crown of the he A to the sole of the foot. I,i,I,ii, Everyman ed., 1,137.— A caoite & onlcero. II,iv,I,iii, Everyman ed., II, 214.
Which may he fro the crowne of the heede to the oole of the foote. Borde, Drov. of Helthg. fo. VIj cf. Apperson,125.
From the crowne of the head to the right toe, I leave no wholl fell. Chester Flays (E.E.T.S.), X,439; cf. Appei*son,125.
35 TO CRY WITH ONE EYE, AND LAUGH WITH THE OTHER
-hey wipe away their tears like sweat, weep with one eye, laup-h with the other. H,ii,H,v, Everyman ed..
Full harde it is to fynde a woman stedfaat, For yf one eye wepe, the other dothe contrary. Collier, Bioliorr. Cat.. ii,482; cf. Apperson, 126.
One of them I saw crying with one...and laughing with t’other. L'Estrange, fuevaclo’s Visions (1904), 106; cf. Apperson,126.
36 NO CUT TO UNKINDNE3S
No cut to unkindneso, as the 3aying is; a frown and hard speech., .especially to courtiers, or such as attend upon great persons, is present death. I,il, IV,vii, Everyman ed., 1,370.
No cutt to unkindneso. Howell, En^-. -toy. . 13/1; cf. Smith,316. 37 TO CUT ONE*S COAT ACCORDING TO ONE'S CTiOTH
Conform thyaelf then to thy present fortune, tmd cut thy coat according to thy cloth. II,iii,III, Every man ed., II,169.
They must shape their cotes good men according to tl.eir cloth. Fashe, Unfort. Trav.. 7orlc3 (Groaart), V,54; cf. Apperson,131.
I love your wit well, sir; but I must cut my coat according to my cloth. Dryden, Y/ild Gallant. I,ii; cf. Apperson,131.
38 DESIRE HATH NO REST
A true 3aying it is, "Dc3ire hath no rest." I,ii, III,xi, Everyman ed., 1,280.
Desier sufferith no delay. larvey, Marginalia (1913), 201; cf. Apperson,142.
39 DESPAIR MAKES THE MONK
Despcr.,tio facit monachuin. as the saying i3. Ill, iv,II,li, Everyman ed*, 111,393*
Not in the collections.
40 TEST US DO AS 7S MAY, IP .73 CAN'T DO AS MS WOULD
Ut qulmus (quod uiunt) quando quod volumas non licet. II,iii,III, Everyman ed*, 11,169.
A man nust doe as he can, when hee cannot as he would. Draxe, 32; cf. Apperson,156*
They that can't do as they wou'd, must e'en do as they may, a3 the saying is. Terence 28
.iade English. 43; cf. Apperaon,156.
41 THE DOCTOR IS OFTEN MORE TO EE FEARED THAN THE DISEASE
A multitude of physicians hath killed the emperor; ...more danger there is from the physician, then from the disease. II,iv,I,i, Everyman ed., 11,209.
Host that perish, it is not their disease which kills them but their physician. Seeker, Nonsuch Prof., 11,207; cf. Smith,431.
Paupers got aid: and got well as Nature pleased; but xroe betided the rich in an age when, for one Nr. lalady killed three fell by Dr. Remedy. Reade, 01ol3ter L H.. lxxiii; cf. Smith,431.
42 LIKE A DOG IN THE HANGER
Like a hog, or dog in the manger, he doth only keep it because it shall do nobody el3c good, hurting himself and others. I,ii,III,xii, Eveiyman ed., 1,284.—Like the dog in the manger, we neither use it ourselves, let others make use of or enjoy it. Ill,i,III, Everyman ed., 111,35.
To dog in the manger some liken I could. Tuoser, Nusbandrie (3.D.3.), 69; cf. Apperson,160.
He wittily replied that there was nothing in the world so hateful as a dog in the manger, ^cpys. Diary. Nov. 25; cf. Apperson,160.
43 LIKE A DOG IN A WHEEL
This alone kills many a man, that they are tied to the 3ame still; as...a dog in a wheel. I,ii,IV,v, Everyman ed., 1,344.
But I durst undertake to p03e vath a 29
riddle, and otand his intelligence in a dog in a wheel. Somers Tracts (1811). Vii,73; cf. Apperson,160
[Like) a dog in a wheel, which roa3ta meat for others. Richardaon, Clariaaa (1785), IV,120; cf. Apperson,160.
44 THE DOG RETURN8 TO HIS VOMIT
To return to my lusts as a dog to his vomit. Ill, iv,II,vi, Sverymab ed., 111,412.
V/ith what face Euphuea canat thou returne to thy vomit, seeming with the greedy hounde to lap vp that which thou diddest ca3t vp. Lyly, Euohues & hi3 Snr.(Arb.). 319; cf. Smith,432.
Thou common dog...now thou wouldst eat thy dead vomit up. Shakespeare, II Henry IV. I, iii,99; cf. Smith,432.
45 BARKING DOGS SELDOM BITE
Like a barking dog that always b wls, but seldom bites. I,iii,I,ii, Everyman ed., 1,389,
A barking dog doth seldom strangers bite. Locrine (Shaks. Apoc.), VI,i,56; cf. Smith,58.
[Tunstall' 3^ pa3sion3 herein may the rather be pardoned, because politicly presumed to bark the more that he might bite the less. Fuller, Ch. Hist.(1868). VIII,ii,11,452; cf. Smith,58.
46 ONE LOVE (FIRE, NAIL) DRIVES OUT ANOTHER
Clavum clavo oellere. "to frive out one passion with another." II,ii,VI,iii, Everyman ed., 11,114.— Successore novo truditur omnia amor. III,ii,V,ii, 30
Everyman ed., III,202.--One fire drives out another; and such is women’s weakness, that they love commonly him that is present. III,ii,V,ii, Everyman ed., 111,203.
One loue expelleth an other. Lyly, Suphues (Arb.), 116; cf. Smith,341.
One fire drives out one fire; one nail, one nail. Shakespeare, Coriol.. IV,vii, 54; cf. Smith,342.
47 THE MORE THE HAN WITH DROPSY DRIHKETH THE MORE THIRSTY HE 13
He that hath a dropsy, the more he drinks the thirstier he is. II,ii,IV, Everyman ed., 11,91.
And it fareth with him that followeth (learn ing) as with him that hath the dropsy, who the more he drinketh the more he thirsteth. Lyly, .Juphues. 145; cf. Tilley, no. 170.
A3 dropsy patients drink and still be dry, neither i3 any liquor able to allay their thirst, ye3, the more they drink, the more they desire it, so 3he continually heaped in wealth, and yet was not satisfied. Pettie, Petite Pallace. 1,126; cf. Tilley, no. 170.
48 A DWARF ON A GIANT’S SHOULDERS SEES FURTHER OF THE TWO
A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,25.
A proverb...that a child on a giant’s shoulder, may see farther than the giant. Whitlock, Eootomia. 218; cf. Apperson,172.
Arnold disparaged by men who...had by climbing upon Arnold's shoulders been enabled to see a 31
little farther than Arnold himself. Stephens Life A. Freeman. 11,467; cf. Smith,8.
49 EAT, DRINK, AND BE MERRY
Sde. lude. bibe, post mortem nulla voluptaa. III,iv, II,i, Everyman ed., 111,380.
To eat and to drink and to be merry. Bible, Luke, XII, 19; cf. Benham,415b*
50 EAT TO LIVE
Eat and live, aa the proverb is. II,ii,I,ii, Every man ed., 11,27.
Thou lyueat not to eate, butte eat as thou mayest lyue. Northbrooke, Dicinrc ft C. (Shak3. Soc.), 40; cf. Smith,91.
People should eat to live, not live to eat; as the proverb aaya. Shadwell, Miger, II,ii; cf. Apperaon,176.
51 .'/HAT CAN’T BE CURED MUST BE ENDURED
If it may not be helped, it must be endured. HI, iii,IV,ii, Everyman ed., 111,297.
And cleanly cover that cannot be cured: Such ill, as ia forced, mought nedes be endured. Spenaer, Shop. Cal.. Sept., •7orka (Globe), 474; cf. Smith,566.
What cannot be eschew’d must be embrac'd. Shakespeare, Merry '■'/.. V,v,263; cf. Smith, 566.
52 TAKE HEED 03? RECONCILED ENEMIES
Take heed of a reconciled enemy. II,iii,VIII, Everyman 32 ed., 11,204.
Trust not a reconciled friend more than an open foe. Ro:cb. Ballads (B.3.), i,432; cf. Apperson,l83.
Dicke said, beware a reconciled friend. Harington, Ewigi’ams. i,67; cf. Apperson,183.
53 ENGLAND 13 THE PARADI3E OF WOMEN, AMD THE HELL OF II0R3ES
England is a paradise for women, and hell for horses. III,iii,I,ii, Everyman ed., 111,265.
England...i3 said to be the hell of horses, the purgatory of servants, and the paradise of women. Moryson, Itin.. 111,53; cf. 3mith, 92.
England, they say is the only hell for horses and the only paradise for women. Dekker, Honest »Vh.. pt.ii,VI,i; cf. Smith,92.
54 HE HATH ENOUGH WHO IS CONTENTED WITH A LITTLE
He that is not satisfied with a little will never have enough. II,iii,III, Everyman ed., 11,157; cf. Apperson,185.
55 TO ERR IS HUMAN
3e not dismayed then, humanum eat errare. II,iii, VII, Everyman ed., 11,200.
The first 3hows thee a weak man--humanum es t errare. to err is human. Gurnall, Chrn. in Armour (1865), 1,298; cf. Smith,511.
But men are men; the be3t sometimes forget. Shakespeare, Othello. I,iii,243; cf. Smith,511. 33
56 TO HAVE Ef VU»3 HANDS AND JACOB* 3 VOICE
They have Esau's hands, and Jacob’s voice. III,iv, II,i, Everyman ed., 111,391.
But Esau’s hands suit ill with Jacob's voice. Dryden, Abaolom and Archi to-jhcl. 982; cf. Denham,123b.
57 OP TWO EVILS CHOOSE THE LEAST
3 malis minirum. II,ii,I,ii, Everyman ed., 11,29.
Of hrrmoa two, the lease is for to chese. Chaucer, Troylus. bk. ii,I,470; cf. Apperson, 654.
Howoeit of two evils the least must be choosed. Woodes, Conflict of Conscience. IV; cf. Apperson,654.
58 THE PACE 13 THE INDEX OP THE HIND
They reveal our thoughts, and aa they aay, frons aniiai into* III,ii,II,iii, Everyman ed., 111,90.
That olde saying is vntrue, “The face is the index of the heart." Times Whistle (E.3.T.S.), 23; cf. Apperson,198.
Por in the face judicious eye3 may find the symptoms of a good or evil mind. Yard, Hist. Crand Rebellion. i,8; cf. Apperson,198.
59 PAIR AND POOLISH
If she be fair, as the saying is, she is commonly a fool. III,ii,V,iii, Everyman ed., 111,210.
Paire and foolish, little and loud, Long and lazie, blacke and proud; Pat and merry, leane 34
and sad, ^ale and peevish, red and bad. Vaughan, Directions for Health; cf. Apperson, 199.
Foolish (the proverb says) if fair. Cleveland, ■forks (1742), 2G8; cf. Apperson,199.
60 FAIR TURKS TO FOUL
Fair becomes foul, the Graces are turned to Harpies. III,i,II,ii, Everyman ed., 111,21.
Fair is foul, and foul is fair; Hover through the fog and filthy air. Shakespeare, Llacbeth. I,i,ll; cf. Denham,303a.
The fair and the foul by dark are like 3tore. Iieywood,13,
61 FAIR WITHOUT, FALSE WITHIN
Fair without, and moot foul within. III,iv,II,i, Everyman ed., 111,391.
As spotted as the Ermine, whose smooth 3kin, Though it be faire without, is foule within. Bralthwaite, Cmohale (1877;, 277; cf. Smith, 102.
A goodly apple, rotten at the heart. Shakespeare, Jercn. Yen.. I,iii,102; cf. Smith,102.
62 THE HIGHEST TREE HATH THE GREATEST FALL
The higher he climbs, the greater i3 hl3 fall. II,iii,III, Everyman ed., 11,147.
Whan that the sturdy ook, Recevved hath the happy falling strook, The grete sweigh doth it come al at ones...For swifter cours com’th thing that is of v/ighte, .Vhan it descendeth, 35
than don thinges lighte. Chaucer, Trovlus, II, 1380-C; cf. Smith,444.
63 THE FATHER GOES TO THE DEVIL TO MAKE HIS SOU A GEUTELMAH
The father goe3 often to the devil to make hi3 son a gentleman. II,ill,II, Everyman ed., 11,138.
Happy is that child whose father goeth to the devil. Lupton, Dream of the Devil (1584); cf. Denham,77la.
64 THERE IS HO REMEDY FOR FEAR
They that live in fear are never free..., but live in continual pain..., no greater misery, no rack, nor torture like unto it. I,ii,III,vi, Everyman ed., 1,262.
There is na medicine for fear. Fergusson, Scot. I'rov. (Beveridge), 96; cf. Smith,479.
There is no remedy for fear but cut off the head. For a panic fear is beyond all arguments, felly, JcoJt. Frov.. 319; cf. Smith,479.
65 HO HAH LOVETH HIS FETTERS, BE THEY MADE OF GOLD
Tis folly to love thy fetters though they be of gold. II,iii,V, Everyman ed., II,i83.
Wife, no man loves hi3 fetters, be they made of gold. Chapman, & c., Haatw. Hoe. IV,i; cf. Smith,320.
..ho would weave fetters though they were all of gold? /ebster. Sir T. 7ya&t, V/orks (1857), i,9; cf. Apperson,387. 36
66 HU THAT FIGHTS All!) HUBS AWAY, HAY LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY
He that runs away in a battle,..., my fight again. II,iii,VII, Everyian ed., 11,200.
It is an olde sawe, He feghtith wele that fleith faste. Gesta Ro (Add. MS.), Ivii, 420; of. Smith,158*
Count: Why should he be killed? Clo: So say I, madam, if he run ay/ay...; the danger i3 in standing to’t. Shakespeare, ill's veil. Ill, ii,40; cf. mith,158.
67 TO GO THROUGH FIRS AND 7AT2R
Ignem :.;;:.rijque f luctus, atque turbines Venti qaratus eat transire. Ill,ii,III, Everyman ed., 111,162.
'hey wolde gladly Nolowe theym through fire and water, and throughe all maner of daunger. Hervet tr. Xon o .1) o n' o Ilouseh olde . 61 b; cf. Smith,516,
A woman would run through fire and water for 3uch a kind heart. Shakespeare, Merry •?.. III,ivj cf. Apperson,214.
68 LIKE A FISH OUT OF HATER
onachns in nrbe. > ir,c i.s in qrMo. II,iii,IV, Every man ed., 11,174.
The Arabians out f the deoarts are as Fishes out of the "'ater. Purctaa3, Pilar linage, VI, xii,636; cf. Smith,264.
A tradesman out of hi3 ahop...is a3 a fish out of the water, never in his element. Gurnall, Cni-n. it) irmour (1865), 1,215; cf. Smith,264. 37
69 TO MAKE A FLY INTO All ELEPHANT
They are miserably tormented, and...ex muaca elephantem. Everyman ed., 1,393.
To make of a fly un elephant. Bailey, Diet., a.v. "Elephant"; cf. Apper3on,220.
70 HOW CAN THE FOAL AMBLE IF THE HORSE AND MARE TROT?
If the dam trot, the foal will not amble. III,iii, IV,ii, .liveryman ed., 111,306.
The litter ia lyke to the ayre and the damme. How can the foie amble, ia the hora and mare trot? Heywood, -rov. (1867), I, xi,27; cf. Smith,193.
Trotte aire and trotte dam e, how ahould the foie amble'i Wilson, het. . 61: cf. Smith,193.
71 FOOLS A1H) MADMEN SPEAK THE TRUTH
For foola and madmen tell commonly the truth. II, III,viii, Everyman ed., 11,207.
Wilt thou be my fool? for fools, they aay, will tell truth. Massinger, Very Woman. III,i; cf. Apperaon,225.
He ia quite light-headed, yet, madmen, drunkards, and foola tell truth they aay. ayward, Mrs. Piozzl (2nd ed.), 1,342; cf. Apperaon,225.
72 A FOOL AND HIS UOirEY ARE SOON PARTED
A fool and his money are 30on parted. Notes, I, 116,3, Everyman ed., 1,463.
A foole and his monie be aoone at debate. Tuaser, 38
Hub]). (E.D.S.), 19; cf. Apper3on,222.
T, B. intends to give money for 3uch a place. I fear it will be verified in him that a fool and his money is soon parted. Ilowell, Fam. Lett., Oct. 20; cf. Smith,9.
73 A FOOL*S PARADISE
They collogue and soothe up their silly auditors, and so bring them into a fool’s paradise. III,iv, I,ii, Everyman ed., 111,340.--Fond lovers again are so frequently mistaken, and led into a fool’s paradise. Ill,ii,II,iii, Everyman ed., 111,90.
I wold not be in a foli3 paradyce. Paaton, Paston Lett. Ho. 457, 11,109; cf. Smith,10.
If ye should lead her into a fo 1*3 paradise, as they say, it were a very gross kind of behaviour. Shakespeare, Rom. & Jul.. II,iv, 175; cf. Smith,10.
74 AS THE FOOL THINKS, SO THE BELL CLINKS
As the fool thinketh, 30 the bell clinketh. I,iii, III, Everyman ed., 1,428.
As the fool thinketh, so the bell clinketh. I protest I hear no more than a post. Lingua, III,vii; cf. Apperson,225.
I understand, sir, what you mean; "as the fool thinks, so the conscience tinks." Marvell, Rehearsal Trans or.. .'forks (Grooart), 111,387; cf. Apperson,225.
75 MAKE NOT A FOOL OF THYSELF TO HAKE OTHERS MERRY
Make not a fool of thyself to make others merry. II, iii,VIII, Everyman ed., 11,205; cf. Smith,283. 39
76 THE POOL HATH SAID IH HIS HEART THAT THERE IS NO GOD
7ith the fool in their hearts, they say there is no God* II,i,III, Everyman ed., 111,38.
The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God. Bible. Psalms, xiv,l; cf. Benham,412a.
77 FORGIVE AND FORGET
If...I have said amiss, let it be forgotten and forgiven. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,269.—Patience is a moot sovereign remedy...to forget and forgive. II,iii,VII, Everyman ed., II, 193.—Forbear, forget, and forgive. Ill,i,III, Everyman ed.. Hi,34.
Pray you now forget and forgive. Shakespeare, Lear, IV,vii; cf. Apperson,230.
Give me your hand. Sir Lueiu3, forget and forgive. Sheridan, Rivals, V,iiij cf. Smith,112.
78 FORTUNE IS BLIND
Fortune was blind, and cared not where ohe stroke. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,41.
All human busine33 fortune doth her command without all order; and with her blind hand. She, blind, bestows blind gifts. Jon3on, -oetas.. V,i;cf. Smith,112.
So may I, blind fortune leading me, Iitio3 that which one umvorthier may attain. Shakespeare, -erch. Vcn«. II,i,36; cf. Smith;112.
79 FORTUNE IS VARIANT
Fortuna nunciuam seroetua cst bona. II,iii,I,i, 40
Everyman ed., 11,29.
Fortune euer hath an incertayne end. Barclay, Ship of Fools (1874), 1,126; ef. Apper3on,231.
The old proverb is true again, fortune turns round like a mill-wheel, and he that was yester day at the top, lies to-day at the bottom. Motteux, O.uix.. I,iv,xx; cf. Apperson,231.
80 All OLD FOX IS NOT EASILY SHARED
An old fox is not 30 easily taken in a snare. II, iii,VI, Everyman ed., 11,187.
An olde foxe is not taken in a snare. Taverner, Eraam. Erov.(1552). 27; cf. Smith,43.
Justice...is coming...to lay her paw upon my person. But an old fox is too cunning to be caught in a trap. Galkin, Gil Bias. IV,xi; Smith,43.
81 A FRIEND IS ANOTHER SELF
The nature of true friendship is to combine, to be like affected, of one mind. Ill,i,II,iii, Everyman ed., 111,28.
A friend is...at al times an other I. Lyly, Euphue3 (Arb.), 48; cf. Smith,10.
But here’s the joy; my friend and I are one. Shakespeare, Sonn. 42,13; cf. Smith,10.
82 BEFORE YOU MAKS A FRIEND EAT A BUSHEL OF SALT WITH HIM
0 n e >iu at eat modium salis. a bushel of salt with him before he choose his friend. Ill,iii,IV,ii, Everyman ed., 111,304. 41
One 3hould eate a bushel of salt with him whom he meaneth to make hi3 friend. Lyly, Huphuea (Arb.), 48; cf. Apperson,73.
If you allow a bushel of 3alt to acquaintance... Shirley, Hyde Park. III,i; cf. Apperson,73.
83 FRIENDSHIP IS BASED OH SIMILARITY
Love craves liking, os the saying is, it requires mutual affections, a correspondency. III,ii,V,v, Everyman ed., 111,237.
Doth not the simpathy of manners make the coniunction of mindes? 13 it not a by word lyke will to lyke? Lyly, Suphues (Arb.), 48; cf. Smith,271.
The mightiest space in fortune nature brings To join like like3. Shakespeare, All’s 7/ell. 1,1,241; cf. Smith,271.
84 THERE IS FRAUD IN FRIENDSHIP
Vulgua amicitias utilitate probat. III,iv,I,i, Everyman ed., 111,318.
AlasI my Germanicua, are you to know...the falsehood iri friends 1 Pettie, petite Pallace (Gollancz), 1,101; cf. Smith,477.
Here you may see, Gentlemen,...the fraude in friendshippe. Lyly, Euphues (Arb.), 69; Smith,477.
85 FROST AND FRAUD BOTH END IN FOUL
They do manifestly perceive that...fro3t and fraud come to foul ends. I,ii,III,xv, Everyman ed., 1,315.
Frost and fraud have always foul ends. Camden, 42
Remains Prov.. 306; of. Smith,114.
So true ia that old proverb, that frost and fraud have dirty ends. Gurnall, Christ in Amour (1679), II,v.l4, ch.xvii, p.66; cf. Apperson,239.
86 TO FRY Ilf ONE’S OOT GREASE
In his own grease I made him frie for anger and for very jealousie. III,iii, I,ii, Everyman ed., 111,268.
He lyeth and fryeth in his owene grease for anger. Palsgrave, Acolastua. aig* T3; cf. Apperson,270.
The sisters being thu3 on all 3ide3 rejected... began to melt in their owne grease. Gascoigne, ■'forka (Hazlitt), i,474; cf. Apperson,270.
87 OUT OF THE FRYI1IG PAN INTO THE FIRE
Many times, a3 Aesop’s fishes, they leap from the frying-pan into the fire itself. I,iv,I, Everyman ed., 1,432.
But I was 3av’d, as is the flounder, when He leapeth from the di3h into the fire. Harington, Orl. Furioso. xiii,28; cf. Apperson,240.
Thus have I shunn'd the fire for fear of burning. And drench’d me in the sea, where I am drown’d. Shakespeare, Two Gent.. II,iii,78; cf. Smith,350.
88 NO GARDEN WITHOUT ITS 'WEEDS
No garden so well tilled but some noxious weeds grow up in it. Ill,iv,I,iii, Everyman ed., 111,370.
No doubt it is in the courte...as in all gardeins, some flowers, some weeds. Lyly, 43
EunhueB (Arb.), 196; cf. 3mith,317.
The finest garden is not free from weeds. Ward, Female Policy. 89; cf. Apper3on,448.
89 ALL HIS G5BSB ARE SWANS
All their geese are swans. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., I,73.--All our geese are 3wans. I,ii, III,xiv, Everyman ed., 1,293.
In faythe, els had I gone to longe to scole. But yf I coulde knowe a gose from a swanne. Skelton, i.Af-ny/fcence. 1,302; cf. Apperaon,265.
That by this art, can make a goose a swanne. Andrews, Anatomy of Baseness (Grosart), 30; cf. Apperson,265.
90. HE THAT IS GIDDY THINKS THE WORLD TURNS ROUND
Of such as are virtiginous, they think all turns round and round. III,iv,I,iii, Everyman ed., Ill, 365.
He that is giddy thinks the world turns round. Shakespeare, Tam. Shrew. V,ii,20; cf. Smith, 164.
91 WHERE GOD HATH HI3 CHURCH, THE DEVIL WILL HAVE HIS CHAPEL
For where God hath a temple, the devil will have a chapel. III,iv,I,i, Everyman ed., 111,321.
For commonly, wheresoever God buildeth a church, the devil will build a chapel just by. Becon, Catechism (P.S.), 361; cf. Apperson,146.
And where God hath a church, the deuill hath a 44
chapell. Dekker, (forks (Grosart), iv,220; cf. Apperson,146.
92 GOLD Off T0UL0U3E
It ia auruin Tholooanum and will produce no better effects. I,ii,III,xv, Everyman ed., 1,315.
tfhat family, that hath had but a finger in these 3acrileges, hath not been ruinated by them? They have been more unfortunate to the gentry Of England than waa the gold of Tholoasa to the followers of Scipio. Adams, Serm. (1861-2), 11,507; cf. Smith,123.
I. Q. Caepio...gained an evil reputation by the sack of ?olosa...The plunder he took waa immenses but the greater part was seized by robbers on the way to aroeillea, and "Toulouse gold" became a proverbial expression for ill-gotten but unprofitable gains. Lidell, Stud. Kist. Rome; cf. Smith,123.
93 THE FATHERS HAVE EATER SOUR GRAPES AND THE CHILDREN'S TEETH ARE SET OIT EDGE
The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge. I,i,I,i, Everyman ed., 1,135.
The fathers have eaten 30ur grapes and the children’s teeth are set on edge. Bible. Ezekiel, xviii,2; cf. Denham,418b.
The errors of parents the gods turn to the undoing of their children. Euripides, Franm; cf. Benham, 478b.
94 Y/HILS THE GRASS GROWS THE HORSE STARVES
>Vhllso the grass grows the horse starves: despair not, but hope well. II,iii,III, Everyman ed., 11,167. 45
Ay, sir, but "while the grass grows,"--the proverb is something musty. Shakespeare, Hamlet. III,ii; cf. Apperson,2G9.
While the grasse groweth the horse 3tarueth. Camden, Rem.. 314; cf. Smith,583.
95 TO HAVE ONE FOOT III THE GRAVE
An old Acherontic dizzard, that hath one foot in his grave. Ill,iii,IV,ii, Everyman ed., 111,303.
Takyng paineo to vioite him, who hath one of hi3 feete alreadie within the graue, the other stepping after with conuenient speede. Painter, ^al. of ^lc-’sure (Jacobs), 11,109; cf. Smith, 520.
•Then one foot’s in the grave. Massinger & Field, Fatal Dowry. I,iij cf. Smith,520.
96 GREAT MEN* S SONS SELDOM DO WELL
Think but of that old proverb...great men’s sons seldom do well. HI,ii,VI,iii, Everyman ed., HI, 221. Hp-poum filii rioxae. The children of most renowned and noble personages be for most part destructions to a common wealth. Taverner, Era3. Prov. (1552), 58; cf. Smith,126.
His mounting sire...Saw his heroical seed... mangle the work of nature. Shakespeare, Henry V. II,iv,59; cf. Smith,126.
97 PENT UP GRIEF WILL BURST THE HEART
Grief concealed strangles the soul. II,ii,VT.,i, Everyman ed., 11,107.
He that 3toppeth the streame, forceth it to 46
swell higher...he that casteth water on the fire in the Smithes forge, rnaketh it to flame fiercer. Lyly, Euohuea (Arb.), 61; cf. Smith, 107.
Sorrow conceal’d, like to an oven stopp'd, Doth burn the heart to cinders where it is. Shakespeare, Tit. Andron.. II,iv,36; cf. Smith, 107.
98 GLUTTONY KILLS MORS THAU THE SWORD
A true 3aying it is...this gluttony kills more than the sword. I,ii,II,i, Everyman ed., 1,225.
A round table...with many inscriptions per suading temperance, such as...Gluttony kills more than the sword. Moryson, Itin. (1907-8), 1,20; cf. Smith,118.
Surfeit olayes mae nor the sword. Eergusson, Scot. Prov. (Beveridge), 90; cf. Smith,118.
99 HARE IS MELANCHOLY MEAT
Hare, a black meat, melancholy, and hard of digestion. I,ii,II,i, Everyman ed., 1,218.
The fleahe of hares be hoote and drye. Bullein, Govt, of Health, fo. 90; cf. Apperson,2b5.
A hare being a melancholy meat. Torriano, Piazza Univ.. 133; cf. Apper3on,285.
100 B3TWHEH HAV/K AMD BUZZARD
The middle sort are betwixt hawk and buzzard. Ill, ii,III, Everyman ed., 111,153.
Like a semidormant, and semivigilant, betwixt hawke and buzzard. Braithwaite, Barnabce3 Jrnl. 47
(1876), site. IT2; cf. Smith,66.
A fantastical levity that holds us off and on. betwixt hawk and buzzard. a3 we say. L’ istrange, .iesou's Eab. (1738), ccclii,365; Smith,66 *
101 IiS THAT WILL HOT WHEN HE MAY, WHEN HE WILL HE SHALL HAVE NAY
But ooramonly they omit opportunities...He that will not when he may, /hen he will bo shall have nay. Ill,ii,V,v, Everyman ed., 111,234.
No, damsel; he that will not v/hen he may, When he desiree, shall surely purchase nay. Greene, .1 oh on auo, V,j.ii; cf. Apperson ,292.
IIwo ne deth hwon he mei, he ne schal nout bwon he wolde. ..a crone U (1853), 296; cf. Smith, 174.
102 HEAR MUCH, 3PEAK LITTLE
Out of humane authors take these few cautions... Hear much, speak little. II,iii,VIII, Everyman ed., 11,204.
./ho hereth oft, And speaketh seeld. Be witte aloft. He wyhth the feeld. Heywood, JpiKr. (1867), 96; cf. Smith,184.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice. Shakespeare, Hamlet, I,iii,68j cf. Smith,184.
103 TO SAT ONE * 3 HEART OUT
Achilles eating of his own heart in hi3 idleness, bec;.uoa he might not fight. I,ii,II,vi, Everyman ed., 1,242. 48
Hot to eate our beartt*3: that is, that wee ahoulde not vexe our aelues with thoughts. Lyly, Euuhuea (Arb.), 148; cf. Smith,510.
He could not re3t; but did his otout heart eat. Spenser, Faerie Gueene. I,ii,6; cf. Smith,510.
104 A HRAVKH UPON EARTH
A Turkey paradise, an heaven upon earth. I,ii,IV, vi, Everyman ed., 1,348.
If there may be a aimilie of heuuen vpon earth. Breton, Court and Country (Grosart), 5; cf. Apper3on,296.
105 GOLD GOES IN AT ANY GATE EXCEPT HEAVEN *8
A diadem io bought for gold, the gates of heaven are opened to silver. I,ii,IV,vi, Everyman ed., 1,349.
Philip was wont to say that an asa laden with gold would entor the g. tes of any city; but the golden load of bribes and extortions shall bur a man out of the city of God. Adams, ■>erm. (1861-2), 1,143; cf. Smith,122.
The gates of heaven...are not unlocked with a golden key. Seeker, Nonouch Prof. (1891), ii,134; cf. Smith,122.
106 EVERY ONE THINKS HIS SACK HEAVIEST
"Every man," saith Seneca, "thinks his own burden the heaviest." II,iii,VIII, Everyman ed., 11,205.
Every horse thinks hi3 own pack heaviest. Fuller, Gnom.. 54; cf. Smith,98. 49
107 HOMER SOMBTILCSS F0D3
Aliquando bonus tlomitut Homeruo. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ud., 1,123.
And ther where they shall se the good Homer hove ben aslope to be wyllyng by good nuner to wake him, in correctyng the fauteo in the which by cause of the same he is Tallin. Palsgrave, 897j cf. Apperson,305.
Horace acknowledges that honest Homer nods sometimes* he is not equally awake in every line. Dryden, Apol. Heroic Poetry; cf. Smith, 191.
108 10 HOHEY WITHOUT GALL
For a pint of honey thou shalt here likely find a gallon of ,11. I,i,I,v, Everym-.n ed., 1,144.— A bitter sweet passion, honey and gall mixed together. II,Hi,I,i, Everyman cd., 11,128; cf. Api)er3on,307.
109 BY HOOK OR BY CROOK
Some...care not how they come by it, per f: s et nofo.s. hook or crook. I,ii,III,xv, .’verynan ed., 1,314.
So vhat v/ith hoke r.nd what with croke They make her malster ofte winne. Gower, Coni’. Am.. V,251; cf. Smith,72.
...aster of almost two millions yearly, what by book or crook, was still in want. Milton, Sikonokli.atea. Prose .orks (1904), 1,397; cf. Smith,72.
110 HOPE DEFERRED MAKETH THE HEART SICK
The hope that i3 deferred is the fainting of the heart. II,iii,III, Everyman ed., 11,167. 50
Long hoj>e is the fainting of the soule. Draxe, Anc. Adar:.. 42; of. Smith,192.
For (ub it ia iri the proverbe) delayed hope afflicteth the heart. iYabbe, Celestinu (T.T.), 3o; cf. Apperson,309.
Ill HOPE FOR THE BEST AND PREPARE FOR THE WORST
He loves to the end; hope the best. III,iv,II,vi, Everyman ed., 111,427.
Its beat to hope the beat, though of the worst affrayd. Spenser, Faerie -ueene. IV, vi,37; cf. Apperson,310.
I wiahe the best, and therefore if I feare the worst I hope I am the easier to bee pardoned. Bridges, Jcfencc of Govt, of Chui’ch of Jm:.. 74; cf. Apperson,310.
112 TO 3TIR UP A HORNET'S HE3T
Noli irritare crabrones. II,ill,VII, liveryman ed., 11,198.
Irritabia crabrones.--You will stir up the horneta. Plautus, Amuhitruo. II,ii,75; cf. Benham,560a.
Irriter les fresloog.—To irritate the hornets. Rabelais, -’a.ntagmiel (1533); cf. Benhara,862a.
113 THE CAMEL GOING TO SEEK HORNS, LOST HIS BARS
Ut canelus In > rover bio auaeren j cornua, etiam nuns habebat aures anigit. I,ii, III,xiv, Everyman ed., 1,295. 51
But for a subject to affect a kingdom, Is like the camel that of Jove begged horns. Chapman, Conap. Byron. IV,ij cf. 3mith,422.
The camel going to seek h rnes, lost his ears. Ray, Adaft. Hebr.. 399; cf. Smith,422.
114 LIKE A HORSE IN A MILL
This alone kills many a man, that they are tied to the same still; a3 a horse in a mill. I,ii,IV,v, Everyman ed., 1,344.
Sebas: My thoughts must run As a horse runs that's blind round in a mill. Middleton, Roaring C.. I,i; cf. Smith,265.
I hud rather suffer, by venturing to bring new things upon the stage, than go on like a mill-horse in the same round. Shadwell, True 7/idow. Note by Shadwell, in first ed., at the back of the 'Dramatis Personae'; cf. Smith,265.
115 TOUCH A GALLED HORSE AIR) HE'LL WINCE
It i3 not my freeness of speech, but a guilty conscience, a galled back of his own that makes him winch. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., I,121.
Let the galled Jade wince, our withers are unwrung. Shakespeare, Hamlet. III,ii; cf. Apperson,242.
A horse will kick if you touche where he is galled. L. Wager, Mary Mardalene. Prol.; cf. Apperson,242.
116 AS GOOD H0R3ES DRAY/ IN CARTS AS COACHES
As good horses draw in carts, as coaches. II,iii, 52
VII, Everyman ed., 11,190} cf. Smith,48.
117 HUNGRY DOGS WILL EAT DIRTY PUDDINGS
Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings. Notes, III, 103,1, Everyman ed., 111,451.
The horse...has hi3 head ever in the manger; and a hungry dog eats dirty puddings. Bekker, Old Fort.. II,ii; cf. Smith,194.
’Hungry dogs eat dirty puddings’, which is a satire upon the distress of epicures, during the scarcity of provisions. Colman, Random Rec.. 1,37; cf. Smith,194.
118 HURLY-BURLY
It is incredible to relate...what factions...have been of late for matters of religion in France, and what hurly-burlieo all over Europe for these many years. Ill,iv,I,iii, Everyman ed., 111,348.— Winds, weapons, flames make not 3uch hurly-burly. As raving women turn all topsy-turvy. Ill,iii,II, Everyman ed., 111,283.
When the hurly burly*3 done, When the battle’s lost and Y/on. Shakespeare, Macbeth. 1,1; cf. 3enham,303a.
In continuall strife, and hurlee burlee. Udall, Anophther;me3 of :rasmu3. 115.
119 A GOOD HUSBAND 1£AK2S A GOOD WIFE
For, as the old saying is, a good husband makes a good wife. Ill,iii,IV,i, Everyman ed., 111,292.
A good husband makes a good wife at any time. Farquhar, Inconstant. II,i; cf. Apper3on,259.
Spurgeon, John Plourhman. ch. XVII. 53
120 IT IS IDLE TO DO MUSH WHERE LITTLE WILL DO ffru3tra fit per ;)lura (as tho 3aying ia) quod fieri potest per pauciora. II,iv,I, Everyman ed., 11,222.
Hot in the collections.
121 IDLENESS IS THE ROOT OP ALL EVIL
Homines nihil agendo male agere diacunt. III,ii, II,i, Everyman ed., 111,62.
For banishing of idleness (the mother of all vice). James, Basil. Dor. (Arb.), 155; cf. Smith,203.
Ten thousand harms, more than the ills I know, lly idleness doth hatch. Shakespeare, Ant. & Gleop.. I,ii,138; cf. Smith,203.
122 IGNORANCE IS THE MOTHER OP DEVOTION
And the best means...is to keep them still in ignorance: for "ignorance is the mother of devotion," as all the world knows. III,iv,I,ii, Everyman ed., 111,339.
That I, Ignorance, am the mother of true devotion. Hew Custom. I,i, Hazl. O.E.P., III, 10; cf. Smith,217.
Sing not, thou Roman siren, that ignorance is the dam of devotion, to breed it. Adams, Germ. (1861-2), 11,411; cf. Smith,217.
123 ONE JACKDAW IS POUND BESIDE ANOTHER
Ad3ldet usque graculua apud graculum. III,i,I,ii, Everyman ed., 111,16. 54
A Jackdaw ia ever found near to a jackdaw. Greek Proverb; cf. Bonham, 467a.
124 110 JOY WITHOUT ANNOY
For a dram of pleasure a pound of pain. I,i,I,v, liveryman ed., 1,144• --Usque adeo nulla eat jiuccra voluuta3. Sollicitumque aliquid laetlo intervenit. II,iii,I,i, Everyman ed., II,129.--For there ia no pleasure here but sorrow i3 annexed to it. II,iil, V, liveryman ed., 11,178.
For evere the latter ende of ioye is v/o. Chaucer, tun* a .'rljot’s T.. 3, 3205; cf. Smith,316.
No joy without annoy. Clarke, Paroem, 134; cf. Smith,318.
125 MANY KINSFOLK AND FEW FRIENDS
The love of kinsmen is grown cold, "many kinsmen" (as the saying ia), "few friends." III,i,II,ii, Everyman ed., 111,23.
...any kyr Nany kinsfold, few friends. Ones kindred are not always to be accounted one3 friends, day, -rov.. 94; cf. Smith,289. 126 KISSING GOSS BY FAVOUR Kissing goes by favour. Notes, 1,190,1. Everyman ed., 1,297. But 'kissing goes by favour’, a3 the saying ia; aud therefore let him favour whom he pleases, 55 and kis3 where he fuvoureth. Heylin, Animad versions. Fuller, Appeal. In.1. Innoc. (1840), 618; cf. Smith,253. And ki33ing more than ever now is found to go by favour, I’lanche, Extravaft. (1879), v,300; cf. Apperaon,344. 127 KNAVES AND FOOLS DIVIDE THE WORLD Knaves and fool3 con only fare and deaervc be3t in worldlings' eyes and opinions. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,41. Knave3 and f ols are the composition of the whole world, lew Diet.. Canting Crew, sig. 06} cf. Apperaon,345. 128 TO SEEK A KNOT IN A BULRUSH IIodum in 3cirpo quaerente3. Notes, 111,34,3, Everyman ed., 111,438. They thinke themoelues no scholers, if they bee not able to finde out a kriotte in euery bush. Goason, Sch. of Abuse (Arb.), 46; cf. Apperson, 345. Myne opposed adversary will seeke after a knotte in a Bullrush as the proverbe i3. Bell, Haddon's Answ. Poor.. 436; cf. Smith,539. 129 KNOW THYSELF Know thyself, acknowledge thy present misery, and make right use of it. I,ii,V,v, Iveryman ed., 1,381. that wise prouerbe of Apollo, "Know thyself": that is to saye, learne to knowe what thou art able, fitte, and apt vnto, and folowe that. Ascham, Toxo )h. (Arb.), 155; cf. Smith,253. 56 The heathen tell ua that 'know thyself' was an oracle that come down from heaven. Sure I am it is this oracle that will lead us to the God of heaven. Seeker, Nonsuch ; rof. (1891), 11,186; cf. Smith,253. 130 TO LICK (A PERSON OR THING) INTO SHAPE I had not time to lick it into form, as she doth her young ones. Democritus to the Reader, Every man ed«, 1,31. He has not licked his whelp into full shape. Chapman, Widows a T.. Works (1873), 111,31; cf. Smith,527. Sr. Law, by taking immense pains, has licked it into some shape. Wesley, Work3 (1872), IX,509; cf. Smith,527. 131 LIFE IS 8WEST But life is sweet, and death is not so terrible in itself as the concomitants of it. II,iii,V, Everyman ed., 11,178. Life is sweet, hunger slurp; between them the contention must be short. Lyly, Love's Metarn.. Works (1902), 315; cf. Smith,262. Life is sweet to every one. Pettie, Petite Pallace (Gollancs), 11,45; cf. Apperson,3G3. 132 HE WHO DESPISES HIS OWN LINE IS SOON MASTSB OP ANOTHER'S He that cares not for hi3 own, is master of another man's life. Ill,iv,II,ii, Everyman ed., 111,393. As one said of a traitor, whoso despiaeth his own life may easily be master of another's. 57 Rogers, Naaman. X,295; cf. Smith,178. *7ho ever values not his own life, is master of another man’s; so there is something like it in reputation. Swift, Remarks Upon ’Rights of Church’, /orks (1856), 11,183; cf. Smith, 178. 133 TO KNOW THE LION BY THE CLAW Ex unf-ue lconem. II,ii,V,v, Everyman ed., 111,246. Ex unjcue leot)cm.--i3y his claw you may know the lion. Latin rroverb; cf. .Denham, 527a. 134 LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP I love to look before I leap. II,iii,vii, Every man ed., II,204*--Look before he leap, as the proverb is. Ill,ii,V,iii, Everyman ed., 111,206. According to the common saying: He that loketh not before he leapeth, may chaunce to otumble before he sleepeth. Painter, Pal. of Pleasure. (Jacobs), 111,53; cf. Apperson,380. In things of great importance, we commonly looke before v^e leaps. Lyly, Suphues (Arb.), 193; cf. Smith,276. 135 HE LOOKS ONE JAY AND ROWS ANOTHER Teach others to fast, and play the gluttons them selves; like watermen that row one way and look another. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,55. And so imitate the waterman, which looketh one '.raye'and roweth another. Helbancke, Philotinus, sig., PI; cf. Apperson,380. Ehe has but us’d you as watermen use their 58 fares, for she look'd one v;ay and row'd another. Dekker, Wond» of a firipdorn. V,ii; of. Apper3on,380. 136 LOVE AS III TI IE TO COME THOU SHOULD0ST HATE Ama tanguam osurus. II,iii,VIII, Everyman ed., 11,205. That ancient precept of Bias, construed not to any point of perfidiousness but only to caution and moderation, St ama tanquam inimicua futu.ru3. et odi tanquam amaturua. Bacon, Adv. Learn.~Tl9Q0). II,xxiii,245; cf. Smith,278. We must love as looking one day to hate. Herbert, Jac. Prud.. Works (1859), 1,369; cf. Smith,278. 137 LOVE BEGETS LOVE Love others to be beloved thyself. II,ill,VIZI, Everyman ed., 11,205. Love love begets; then never be Unaoft to him who’s smooth to thee. Herrick, Hooper.. 'Works. Ho. 47; cf. Smith,278. 138 LOVE CANNOT BE COMPELLED This love cannot be deceived or compelled. III,i, II,iii, Everyman ed., Ill,24.--Besides, you must consider that...love cannot be compelled. Ill,11, I,v, Everyman ed., 111,237. I will not command love, for it cannot be enforced; let me entreat it. Lyly, Endym., V,iii; cf. Smith,279. 59 What is wedlook forced but a hell? Shakespeare, I Henry VI. V,v,62; cf. Smith,279. 139 LOVS CONQUERS ALL Onnia vincit amor. Everyman ed.. Ill, 55. In hell and earth, and seas and heaven above, Lore conquers all, and we must yield to Eovc. Dryden, Tr. Virgil. Pastoral 10, Callus; cf. 3enham,l27a. Amor omnia vlnclt. Latin Proverb, cf. Benham, 469b. 140 LOTO DRIVES F3aR PROM TH2 HEART bc;)ectorat amor ti orem. Ill,ii,III, Everyman ed., 111,172; cf. Christy, 1,650. 141 LOVE GROWS COLD WITHOUT BREAD AID VI 3 It is an old and well-known sentence, Cine Core et Bgcco frirot Venus. III,ii,V,i, Everyman ed.. Ill, 189. Sine Cere re et Libero f rl;:et Venus.-- Vi thou t Ceres and Bacchus (food and wine}, Venus (love) /rows cold. Terence, -iunuchus. iv,5,6; cf. Benham,658a. 142 LOVE IS BLIND Love is blind us the saying is, Cupid's blind and so are all his followers. Ill,ii,III, Everyman ed., 111,155. Loue is blind. Uelbancke, Philotlnus. G,ll; 60 cf. Smith,279. If love be blind, love cannot hit the mark. Shakespeare, Rom. S Jul., II,i,33; cf. Smith, 279. 143 LOTS 13 FULL OF F3AH Because love and fear are still linked together. Ill,ii,III, Everyman ed., 111,142. For I am evere a-g; at, for-why men rede That ’love is thing ay ful of bioy drede'. Chaucer, Troy 1»-.3. IV,1644; cf. Smith,279. Fie,fie, fond lovei thou art so full of fear. Shakespeare, Ven. L Ad.. 1021; cf. Smith,279. 144 LOVE , IS NEVER WITHOUT JEALOUSY "Ho love without a mixture of jealousy," qul non aelat. non amat. III,ii,V,v, Everyman ed., III, 257. Love, they 3ay, is light of belief, and jealousy is grounded upon love. Pettie, 'utile all',.0 0 (Gollancz), 11,102; cf. Smith, 279. For love, thou know’st, is full of jealousy. Shakespeare, Two Cent., II,lv,178; cf. Smith, 279. 145 LOVE IS SWEET 111 THE BEGINNING BUT 30UH I IT THE ENDING Amor me lie et felle eut f ecundissimus, gu turn dat dulcem et yrnarum. Ill,ii,III, Everyman ed., Ill, 141. Though the beginning; of loue bring delight, 61 the ende bringeth deotruction. Lyly, Euphue3 (Arb.), 108} cf. Smith,279. It love shall...Find sweet beginning, but unsavoury end. Shakespeare, Yen. ^ Ad.. 1138; Smith,279. 146 LOVE IS LAWLESS Amori quiB lerem det? III,ii,III, Everyman ed., 111,152. As love is without lawe, so it is without respect, either of friende or foe. Rich. Fare..ell to 7iliturie Prof. (Shaks. Soc.), 131} cf. Smith,279. Love is lawless. Clarke, Paroem. 27} cf. 3mith,279. 147 LOVE IS THE LOADSTONE OF LOVE He that doth not so by fits...is not thoroughly touched with this loadstone of love. Ill,ii,III, Everyman ed., 111,143. Love is wont to be the loadstone of love. Torriano, Ital. Prov.. 10} cf. Smith,279. Love i3 the loadstone of love. Fuller, Gnom.. 140} cf. Smith,279. 148 LOVE IS THE TRJE PRICE OF LOVE Ut amerls amabilis esto. III,i,II,iii, Everyman ed., 111,24-5. Al things...be priced at a certaine rate, except loue, which can not be ;ayed but wyth loue. Fenton, 7onder3 of iature. 66, V } cf. Apperson,385. 62 Love is never pay’d but. with pure love. Mabbe, Cele3tina (T.T.), 138; cf. Apperson, 385. 149 LOVE WILL PIED A WAY "Love will find out a way," through thick and thin he will go to her. Ill,ii,III, Everyman ed.. Ill, 162. Thuo loue you 3ee, can find a way To make both men and maids obey. Deloney, Gentle Craft. XV; cf. Apperson,386. Love will find out a way. 'oxb. Ballads (B.S.), ii,639; cf. Apperson,386. 150 THEY LOVE LIKE PIG AND PIE If she be rich...then they burn like fire, they love her dearly, like pig and pie. III,ii,II, iii, Everyman ed., 111,100; cf. Smith,484. 151 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LOVE AND BE WISE Jupiter himself cannot love and be wise both together. Ill,ii,III, Everyman ed., 111,153. Kc is bound by the proverb; ’Tis impossible to love and to be wise.’ Flecknoe, Enirm. Characters. 134; cf. Apperson,384. Knowledge and love, altogether cotten not. Torriano, Piazza Univ.. 7; cf. Apperson,384. 152 THE FALL III G OUT OF LOVERS IS THE RENEWING OF LOVE Arriantlum Irae aciQrlfi rgflintgfir&tlg* as the old saying i3, the falling out of lovers is the renewing of love. 63 IH,ii,H,iv, Everyman ed., HI,114. ^y;n.ntiiun Irr.e an or la refllnteixatia £ai* have found, this prouerbe true to proue, The falling out of faithfull frendo renuing is of loue. 'dvvardes, Farad. D. Deuises. 49; cf. Smith,435. Falling in after falling out may make them three. Shakespeare, Troil. Gres.. III,i, 112; cf. Smith,435. 153 HO GENIUS WITHOUT MADNESS Nullum magnum ingenium sine mi:ctura demeritiae. Democtitus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,111. Nullum magnum ingenium sine roixtura dementiae fuit. Seneca, De Trannuil. Animi. I,xv; cf. Benham,604b. 154 MAN IS TO MAN A WOLF he greatest enemy to man is man, who, by the devil'3 instigation is...a wolf, a devil to himself and others. I,i,I,i, Everyman ed., 1,134. We are (by our owne censures) iudged wolues one to another. Dyer, Writings (Grosart), 90; cf. Apperson,396. The old proverbe was...that a man i3 a bea3t to man. Ford, Line of Life (Shaks. 3oc.), 50; cf. Apperson,396. 155 EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF, AND GOD (THE DEVIL) FOR US ALL Every man for himself his own ends, the devil for all. Ill,i,III, Everyman ed., 111,38. Suery man for himself, and the Deuill for all 64 oandford, Houres of Recreation, 219; cf. Smith,96. In serving Him, we 3erve one another...That byword, 'Every man for himself, and God for ua all', is uncharit ble, ungodly. Adams, Sera. (1861-2), 11,90; cf. Smith,96. 156 NO MAH CAM SERVE TWO MASTERS "No man," saith our Saviour, "can serve two masters." III,iv,I,i, Everyman ed., 111,317. You cannot have your will...and Christ too; no man can serve two masters. Rogers, Vaaman. 166; cf. Smith,319. We cannot serve two masters with a single heart. Porde, Lupus Fort.. Epistle; cf. Apperson,449. 157 TELL THAT TO THE MARINES Quaere peregrinum. Ill,i,III, Everyman ed., Ill, 36.—Credat Judaeus Ape11a. III,iv,II,i, Everyman ed., 111,379. 'Her hUDband...said so’. 'He may tell that to the marines, but the sailors will n t believe it.’ Moore, Post-Captain (ed.4), 7,25; cf. Smith,413. Tell that to the marines... the sailors won't believe it. Scott, Redg.. xiv; cf. Smith,413. 158 MARRIAGES ARE MADE IN HEAVEN iiatches are made in Heaven. III,ii,V,v, Everyman ed., 111,237. MarCrJiages are made in heauen, though 0onsumCm3 ated in yearth. Lyly, Euphues & his Eng. (Arb.), 471; cf. Smith,291. 65 In love the heavens themselves do guide the state: Money buys lands, and wives are sold by fate, Shakespeare, Merry V. , V,v,257; cf. Smith,292. 159 MARRY NOT AN OLD CRONY, OR A FOOL, FOR MOUSY Marry not an old crone or a fool for money. II, iii,VIII, Everyman ed., 11,205} cf. Smith,292. 160 MARRY YOUR DAUGHTERS BETIMES, lest they marry themselves ’Tis good to get them husbands betimes, as to prevent some other gross inconveniences...they perchance will marry themselves else, or do worse. III,ii,V,v, Everyman ed., 111,238. Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves. Herbert, Jac. Prud.. v/orPs (1859), 1,372; cf. Smith,293. Ray,47; cf. Apperson,404. 161 BETTER MARRY THAN BURN But St. Paul teaoheth otherwise, "Better marry than burn." III,ii,V,v, Everyman ea., 111,245. 3ut why allege you not this text, "it is better to marry than to burn." Pettie, Petite Pallace. I,8b; cf. Tilley, no.430. Bet is to be weddid than to brynne. Haeckel, Das Surichwort bei Chaucer. 52; cf. Tilley, no. 430. 162 THE GOLDEN MEAN 66 There is a mean in all things. III,ii,II,iv, Everyman ed., 111,121. To keepe the golden meane is in the levell of their thoughts. Goryat, Crudities (1905), ii,150; cf. Apperson,255. The golden meane is free from trips. Gosson, Pleasant Ouiou (Percy S.), 14; cf. Apperson, 255. 163 SO MANY MEN, SO MANY MINDS So many men, so many mirid3: that which thou con- demnest, he commends. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman e.'’.., 1,27.--So many men so many minds. II,iv,I,v, Everyman ed., 11,223. A3 many hede3, as many wittea ther been. Chaucer, Sor’a. ?.. 203; cf. Smith,396. But so many men so many mindeo, that may seeme in your eye odious, which in an others eye may be gracious. Lyly, Suphues (Arb.), 40; cf. Smith, 396. 164 MILK WHITE Flamraeolos oculoa. collaque lacteola. III,ii,V, iii, iveryman ed., 111,210. Whyte as the mllke, a goodly garment. Hawes, Past. of Pleasure (Percy S.j, 200; cf. Apperson,680. A long be rd as white as railke. Aubrey, Lives (Clark), i,212; cf. Apperson,680. 165 THE MILLER SEES HOT ALL THE WATER THAT GOES BY HIS MILL And yet, i on omnem molitor nuql fluit unda videt. 67 the miller sees not all the water that goe3 by his mill. ~II,iii,IV,i, Everyman ed., 111,290. Muche water passeth besides the mill that the milner 3eeth not. . elbancke, Philotinus. sig. Ee3; cf. Apperoon,417. Much water slides past the mill that Hob Miller never wots of. Scott, Betrothed, xxvii; cf. At>person,417. 166 MONEY MAKES THE MATCH There i3 another great allurexneht,.. .and that is money...money make3 the match. III,ii,II,iii, Every man ed., 111,100. Money makes marriage. Puller, Gnom.. 147; cf. Smith,300. 167 AVL THINGS ARE OBEDIENT TO MONEY Though I be dying...I shall leave you...sound and rich; for v/ealth sway3 all. I,ii,IV,vi, Everyman ed., 1,349. All (earthly) things are commanded, and compassed by it. Cotgrave, s.v. "Argent"; cf. Apperson,421. The old saying, that money does all things, is not much wide -of the truth. L*Estrange, Aeson (3rd. ed.), 359; cf. Apperson,421. 168 THE MOON DOES NOT HEED THE BARKING OF DOGS As a dog barks at the moon, to no purpose are your sayings. I,ii,III,xv, Everyman ed., 1,315. Eager wolues bark at ye moone, though they can not reach it. Lyly, Eunhuea & his Am. (Arb.), 08 386; cf. Smith,451 Believers resemble the moon, which emerges from her eclipse by keeping her motion; and ceases not to shine because the clogs bark at her. Seeker, Bonsuch Prof. (1891), 11,74; cf. Smith,451. 109 A FOUL M0HK1T0 MAY TURN TO A FAIR AFTERNOON A lowering morning may turn to a fair afternoon. Il|Ui#Zn, Everyman ed., 11,167. For I have seyn a ful misty morwe Folwen ful ofte a merie somer'3 day. Chaucer, Troylus, 1X1,1060; cf. Smith,78. Dark...was the morning of this century, which afterward cleared up to be a fair day. Fuller, Ch. Hist. (1868), I,iv, par. 1,1,35; cf. Smith,78k 170 LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER Such a mother, such a daughter, mali corvi malum ovum, like crow, like egg, cat to her kind. Ill, iii,IV,ii, Everyman ed., 111,306. The olde prouerbe hath longe agone be sayde rnat oft...the mayde or doughter, vnto the mother wyll a,;re, Barclay, Ship of Fools (1874), 1,236; cf. Smith,268. very one...shall U3e this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter. Bible. Ezekiel, xvi,44; cf. Smith, 268. 171 NEEDLE’S EYE Let them be epicures, or atheists..., they may to heaven through the eye of a needle. I,ii,IV,vi, Everyman ed., 1,349. 69 It is hard to come aa for a camel To thread the postern of a needle*3 eye. Shakespeare, Eich. II. V,v,17; cf. Smith,309. :e had learned also how to make the Camell paase through the needles eye, namely by casting off the bunch on the back. Fitz- geffrey, Eliaha. 46; cf. Smith,309. 172 A NEW FRIEND MAE3S8 THE OLD FORGOTTEN Succea3ore novo truditur omnia amor. III,ii,V,ii, Everyman ad., 111,202. But ever the new friend driveth out the old. a3 the ballad 3ing3. Lamb, Letters (Lucaa), i,159; cf. Apperoon. 173 A NINE DAY’S WONDER Be content; tia but a nine days wonder. II,ill,VII, Everyman ed., 11,199. And when the nine days wonder ia over, I shall pack off. Eurphey, School for Guardiana. I,ii$ cf. Apperaon,446. A wonder laat but nyne night never in toune. Chaucer, Troylu3. bk. IV,i.588; cf. Apperaon, 446 • 174 TO LEAD ONE BY THE NOSE Though they be of no religion at till, they will... lead them by the nose like 30 many bears in a line. III,iv,I,ii, Everyman ed., 111,333. Lenar per el naso. to leade by the no3e, to make a foole of one. lorio, Y/orlde of Vordeo. 3.v; cf. Smith,526. The iloor will as tenderly be led by the nose 70 as a sea are. Shakespeare, Othello. I,ill, 407; cf. Smith,526. 175 NOTHING WILL CONK 0? NOTHING Out of nothing, nothing can be brought. I,ii,III, xy, liveryman ed., 1,303. Then of nothin.' growe3 nothing, but nothing. Breton, works (Grosart), ii,c,23; cf. Apperson, 454. Why, no, boy; nothing can be made out of nothing. Shakespeare, K. Lear. I,iv,146; cf. Smith,329. 176 AH OAK IS NOT FELLED AT 01'J STROKS An old oak is not felled at one blow. I,ii,IV,vii, Everyman ed., 1,373. Hit ia a febill tre that fallitb at the first strok. R. Hall, Common pi. ,3k. (E.B.T.8.), 12b; cf. Smith,42. The tree falls not at the first stroke. Ferguuson, Scot. Prov. (Beveridge), 96; cf. Smith,42. 177 THE BLACK OX HAS TROD OH HIS FOOT Time, care rivel3 her...and the black ox hath trodden on her toe, 3he will be so much altered. III,ii,V,iii, Everyman ed., 111,211. How crowes foote is on her eye, and the black oxe hath trod on her foot. Lyly, Sapho and Hliho. (185b), 1,199; cf. Apperson,52. Well, young souire, The bladk ox never trod yet on your foot. Jon3on, Tale of a Tub. iV, v; cf. Apper3on,52. 71 178 PANDORA* 8 BOX And this belike, is that which our fabulous poets have shadowed uti.;o us in the tale of Pandora’3 box. I,i,I,i, Everyman ed., 1,131. I cannot lyken our affection better than to... fandoraes boxe, lift vppe the lidde, out flyes the Deuill. Goauon, School of Abuse (Arb*), 44; cf. Smith,353. There may be 3ome hope left in the bottom of this Pandora’s box of calamities. Goodman, Denit. Pardoned (1713), II,i,264; cf. Smith, 353. 179 PATIENCE IS THE BEST REMEDY Hope and patience are two sovereign remedies for all. II,iii,III, Everyman ed., 11,169. Pacience is the best medicine that is, for a siclce man, the most precious plaister that i3, for any wounde. Florio, first fruit os. f. 44; cf. Smith,354. 180 PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH Penny wise, pound foolish. Democritus to the deader, Everyman ed., 1,67. If by covetousneose or negligence, one withdraw from them their ordinary foode, he shall be penny wise, and pound foolish. Topsell, Four-F. Pea3to. 609; cf. Smith,356. orldly hearts are penny-wise, and pound-foolish they...set high prices upon...trash of this world; but...heavenly things...they shamefully undervalue. Hall, Con tempi..(1025), IV,xxvii, 11,495; cf. Smith,356. 72 181 PHYSICIANS KILL MORE TEA!: THEY CURE Some think physicians kill as many as they save. II,iv,I,i, Everyman ed., 11,208; cf. Apperson,492. 181 THE BEST PHYSICIANS ARE DR. DIET, DR. QUIET, AND DR. M3RHYMAN The three Salernitan doctors, Dr. ferryman , Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, which cure all diseases. II,ii, VI,iv, -verynan ed., 11,119. Couaaill was geuen me, that I should not 3taye nyaelfe vpon the pinion of any one phisicion, but r ther vpon three.•.The first was called doctor diet, the seconde doctor quiet, the thirde doctor mery na. Bulleyn, Govt, of wealth.SO: cf. Smith,418. Doctor Diet, Doctor Q iet, and Doctor Berryman. Harington, etan. of A.iax (1814), 99; cf. Apperson,156. 182 HE THAT LI VET] 1 BY PHYSICF : LIVTPH MISERABLY Qui medice vivit. nlsere vivit. II,ii,I,il, .veryman ed., 11,29; cf. Apperson,492. 183 TO PASS THE PIKES And although they have h rdly passed the pikes, through many difficulties and delays brought the match about. III,ii,V,v, Everyman ed., 111,255. f'nve past the pikes i’faith, and all the jail3 of the love-god swarm in yonder house, to oulute your recovery. Chapman, -'ayday (1874), III,ii,291; cf. Smith,532. I bring you a masque. • .«/bioh say the i ing 73 likes, I ha' passed the pikes. Jonson, llaonue of Christmas. '.Yorks (1903), 111,106; cf. Smith,532. 184 PLEASANT hours fly fast Sj qua olacent abeun •:; inimlcu tenacins haerent. I,iii,I,ii, Everyman ed., 1,389; cf. Apperson,501. 185 .0 PLEASURE 71 THOUr PAIN ( REPENTANCE) For there is no ;leasure here but sorrow is annexed to it, repentance follows it. II,iii,V, Everyman ed., 11,178. Pleasure must be purchased v/ith the price of pain, settle, retite Pallace (Gollancz), I, 142; cf. Smith,322. His 3tore of pleasure must be sauced with pain. liar Iowa, Faustus. V,iv; cf. Smith,322. 186 SHORT PLEASURE, LONG LAMENT For a dram of pleasure a pound of pain. I,i,I,v, Everyman ed., 1,144. Schort lyking xal be lorige bought. Coventr;/ Plav (Shaks. Soc.),32; cf. Smith,390. Or, as a man v/oulde says; fox* a 1. tie pleasure, long payne. Colville, tr. Soi-tuiua r'hil. (1697 ). 66; cf. Smith,390. 187 PLENTY MAZE 3 POOR Inopei;i se copia fecit. II,iii,III, Everyman ed., 11,147. :/hose wealth wa3 want, whose plenty made him poor. Spenser, 'aerie uoene, I,iv,29; cf. Smith,359. 74 Forced now to surfet on her store, She prou'd this true: Much plentie made her poore. Brathv/ait, Qrnpha 1 e, fat. Crnbas. (1677), 269; cf. Smith,359. 188 AS FKA.'-yU' AS PLUTUS Tlmidus Plutus. an old proverb, "as fearful as Plutus." I,ii,III,xii, Everyman ed., 1,285. A Latin proverb o the moral cowardice which it is the character of riches to generate, Tin!duo Plutus. Tr nch, ?rov. (1694), 7,112; cf. Smith,47. 189 P07SdT / PAST STII FIELLOWSHIP I'uliuo ad amino. s ihi t .amicue opes. I,ii,IV,vi, Everyman ed., 1,353. tuid if thy fortune change tuat thou wexe • ovre, fare .el freendshippe and felawshipe. Chaucer, Pelibeus P 2749; cf. Smith,361. It hath be, and yet is a comyn sawe, That Poverte departithe felashio. Ashby, ioems (33.S. ’.3.), 29; cf. Apjperson,509. 190 RID”. AKD POVERTY ARE ILL MUT When pride and beggary meet In a family, they roar and howl, and cause a3 many flashes of discontents as fire and water. Motes, 1,109,6, Everyman ed., 1,561. There is nothing in this worlde that agreeth v/urs, Chen doth a Ladies hert and a beggars purs. Heywood, Prov. (1867), I,x,22; cf. Smith, 329. 75 191 A PROPHET IS HOT WITHOUT HONOR SAVE IH HIS OWN COUNTRY Friends are everywhere to hi* that behaves himcelf well, and a prophet io not esteemed in his own country. II,iii,IV, Everyman ed., 11,175. Ko man hath been a prophet, not only in hi3 house, but in his own country, aaith the experience of histories. 'lorio, tr. Montaigne (1898), III,ii,V,33; cf. Smith,24. The captain, like the prophets of old, is but little honoured in his own country. Smollett, J!ur.i)h. Slink.. 15, Sept.; cf. Smith,24. 192 TO TEE PURE ALL THIKG3 ARE PURE Omnia mu a da rnundia. III,i,I,i, Everyman ed., Ill, 9. Unto the pure all things are pure. Bible. Epistle to Titu3, 1,15; cf. Benham,430b. Omnia rnunda • J n.— 'o the x>ure all things are pure. Vul:".;te. Tifcus, 1,15; cf. Uenham, Gila. 193 THE RACE 13 HOT TO TUB 3WIFT 110R THE BATTLE TO THE STROHG '•The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong," but, ao the wiao man said, oh. nee, and sometimes a ridiculous chance. II,iii,VII, iJveryman ed., 11,191. I saw vnder the sunne that the race i3 not to the swift, nor ye buttell to the strong. Geneva Bible. Reel., ix,ii; cf. Smith,458. 194 LAY UP AGAINST A HAIUY DAY 76 Provide for a tempest. II,iii,VIII, Everyman ed., 11,205. /ise men say Keepe somewhat till a rayny day. Breton, Works (Grosart), i,a,29; cf. Apperson,523. Is it not good to lay vp something against a atormie day? Stubbes, Anat. of Abuses (E.3h. 3.), 115; cf. Apper3on,523. 195 A MAN WITHOUT RELIGION IS LIKE A HORSE WITHOUT A BRIDLE Justice and religion are the two chief props...of... a commonwealth;...a man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. III,iv,I,ii, Everyman ed., 111,329; cf. Smith,21. 196 VIRTUE IS ITS OWN REWARD Honesty is a sufficient reward. II,ill,VII, Every man ed., 11,199. Ipsa 3ui pretium virtus sibi, that Vertue is her own reward, is but a cold principle. Sir T. Browne, Relig. Led. (1881), I,lvii, 74; cf. Smith,560. Virtue, sir, is its own reward: I expect none from you. Dryden, Assignation. III,i; cf. Apperson,663. 197 NEITHER RHYME NOR REASON Full of nonsense, barbarism, confusion, without rhyme, reason, or any good composition. III,iv, I,ii, Everyman ed., 111,339. For reson can I non fynde Nor good ryme in yower mater. Skelton, Works (Dyce), 1,123; 77 cf. Smith,310. In despite of the truth of all rime and reason. Shakespeare, erry .7.. V,v,135; cf. Smith, 310. 198 rich is s gather friends He 3hall be befriended, "for riches gather many friends." I,ii,IV,vi, liveryman ed., 1,347. If thou be right riche, thou shalt find a greet nombre of felawes and fre'endea. Chaucer, Melibeus, IT,2748; cf. Smith,372. Rich folk have many friends, Many of whom are but flatterers, Kelly, Scot, rrov., 283; cf. Smith,372. 199 TO ROB PETER AND PAY PAUL Rob Peter and pay Paul; 3,crape unjust sums with one hand...and liberally distribute to the poor with the other. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,67. That in my iudgement is a 3hamefull thing... to uncloath eter to cloath Paule. Pettie, Suazzo’s Civ. Cony. (1586), 111,168 b; of. Smith,537. To take from Peter, to give to Paul, is meer oppression. Tuvill, Yade . Tecum (3rd. ed.), 36; cf. Apper3on,534. 200 TO MAKE ROPES OF SAT'D To build a house without pin3, make a rope of sand, to what end? I,ii,IV,vii, Everyman ed., 1,366. To knytt a rope of sand. Bacon, Promus (Pott), 275; cf. Smith,530. 78 Get you e'en back air, To making of your rope of sand. Jonson, Devil Is an Ass. I,i; cf. Smith,530. 201 NO ROSE WITHOUT A THORN Yet amongst many rose3 some thistles grow. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,87-8. The sweetest Rose hath his prickell. Lyly, Cunhues (Arb.), 33; cf. Smith,323. Hath not thy rose a thorn, Dlantagenet? Shakes peare, I Henry VI. II,iv,69; cf. Smith,323. 202 MANY 3AITD3 WILL SINK A SHIP Many grains and small sands sink a ship, many small drops make a flood. I,ii,IV,vii, Everyman ed., 1,373. Many sands will sink a ship*..We must have a care of little things. Ray, Prov.. 118; cf. Smith,289. 203 A SCALD HEAD IS SOON BROKEN A scald head (a3 the saying is) i3 soon broken, dry wood quickly kindles. III,ii,V,ii, Everyman ed., 111,197. A skalde manis hede i3 aone brokyn. Hill, Common .lace-Eooke (E.E.T.S.), 130; cf. Apperson, 552. A scauld head is seaun broken, ieriton, York shire Ale (1697), 83-7; cf. Apper30n,552. 204 A MERE SCHOLAR A MERE ASS 79 Because they cannot ride an horse...they.•.are accounted 3illy fools..., a mere scholar, a mere ass. I,ii,III,xv, Everyman ed., 1,303. A meer scholur is a mevr...you know the old proverb, father. Centlivre, Stolen Heiress. II,cf. Apper8on,553. A mere scholar at Court is an ass among apes. Fuller, no. 322; cf. Apperson,553. 205 SECOND TO NONE She is nulla secunda, a rare creature, a phoenix. Ill,ii,III, Everyman ed., 111,157. I'ulli secundus.--Second to none. Livy; cf. 5enham,603b. 206 SEEK THAT WHICH MAY EE FOUND Out of human authors take these few cautions,... 3eek that which may be found. II,iii,VII, Everyman ed#, 11,205; cf. Smith,382# 207 SEEM NOT GREATER THAN THOU ART Out of human authors take these few cautions..., seem not greater than thou art. II,iii,VII, Everyman ed., 11,205; cf. Smith,382. 208 SHAME TO HIM THAT SHAME THI1TKETH .Vala mens, malus animus. III,i,I,i, Everyman ed., Ill,9. "Shame be hi3 meede," quoth he, "that meaneth shame." Spenser, Faerie "ueene. IV,vi,61; cf. Apperson,560. 80 And Iloni aoit qui mail oense write in emerald tufts, flowers purple, blue, and white. Shakespeare, Merry '!!,. V,v,75; cf. Smith,387. 209 THE FALSE SHAME OF FOOLS HIDES THEIR FESTERING WOUNDS Stultorum incurata ;mdor nalua ulcera celat. II, i,IV,ii, Everyman ed., 11,17. Stultum incurata malu3 pudor ulcera celat. It is the false shame of fools which tries to cover unhealed sores. Horace, Sp.. I,xvi,24j Denham,662b. 210 LET THE SHOEMAKER STICK TO HIS LAST Ke sutor ultra crepidam. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., I,3G. The shoemaker must not (joe aboue his latchet, nor the hedger meddle with any thing but hi3 bil. Lyly, Euphuea his Jug. (Arb.), 203; cf. Smith,259. It i3 written that the shoemaker should meddle with hi3 yard, and the tailor with his 1. st. Shakespeare, ,om. ■: Jul.. I,ii,40; cf. Smith, 259. 211 PUT YOUR SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL That wa3 to little purpose, except (as hio friend) advised him, Rotis tute ipse annitaris, he whipped his hor3e3 withal, and put his shoulder to the wheel. II,i,II, Everyman ed., 11,9. national progress is impossible unless the individuals who compose the nation themselves put their own shoulders to the wheel. Spectator. 2, Mar., 333; cf. Jmith,368. 81 212 2VERY MAH GAIT RULE A SHREW SAVE HE THAT HATH HSR Every man, us the saying is, can tame a shrew but he that hath her. II,ii,VI,i, Everyman ed., II, 105-6. luery man can rule a ahrev/e, saue he that hath her. Heywood, Toy. (1867), II,vi,61; cf. Smith,96. Every one can manage a b. d wife but he who has her. Burne, Shropsh. Roll: Lore. 588; cf. Apperson,568. 213 OUT OP SIGHT OUT OP MIHD Quantum oculis. animo tam nrocul ibit amor. Ill, ii,V,ii, Everyman ed., 111,199. Per from eye, fer from herte. Reliq. Antiquae (1841), i,114; cf. Apperson,476. lot Clean out of sight? Page: Arid out of mind too, or else you have not the mind of a true woman. Day, Hum, out of B. (Merm.), Ill, i,299; cf. Smith,350. 214 STOLE OP SISYPHUS They that, like Sisyphus, roll this restless stone of ambition. I,ii,III,xi, Everyman ed., 1,281. Yvhate’er I plot, like Sisyphus, in vain I heave a stone, that tumbles down again. Dryden, Cong. Iran.. III,ii; cf. Smith,404. The task of Sisyphus has to be begun again by all...rulers of empires; and the stone of civilization which h s been painfully rolled up the mountain side tumbles back into the pit. Times, Lit. Sup., Jul. 16, 260; cf. Smith,404. 82 215 A SLEEVELESS ERRAND He...will walk seven or eight tinea a day through the atreeto where she dwells, and make aleeveleaa erand3 to 3ee her. Ill,ii,III, Everyman ed.. Ill, 140. Warwick.•.had taken ao much paina about nothing, employed about a aleeveleaa errand. Puller, Ch. Hist. (1868), IV,iii,1,603; cf. Smith,27. Might send that Greekish wh rema3tcrly villain... on a sleeveless errand. Shakespeare, Troil. x Crea.. V,iv,9; cf. Smith,27. 216 THERE* 3 MANY A SLIP B2TWE3N THE CUP AND THE LIP Multa cadunt inter calicem 3U a-enanue labra. II, iii,III, Everyman ed., 11,167. Even as many things happen (according to the proverbe) betv/eene the cup and the lippe. Lanbarde, Eeramb. of :'ent (1826), 422; cf. Apper3on,l29. Many things fall between the cup and the lip. Jon3on, Tr.le of a Tub. III,iv; cf. Apperaon, 129. 217 SLOW BUT SURE llemesia cornea after, a ro sed aerio. II,iii,VII, Everyman ed., 11,196. These, though alow, were sure. Puller, Ho kL V/ar. III,v; cf. Apperaon,579. Slov/ and sure in these oases is good counsel. L*Eatrange, Pables (1738), 368; cf. Smith, 394. 83 218 SHE SHELLS BEST THAT SMELLS 0^ NOTHING Then a woman amelia beat, when ahe hath no perfume at all. 111,11,11,111, Everyman ed., 111,99. Hone can weare Ciuet, but they arc auopectod of a proper badde sent, where the prouerbe springs, hee amelleth beat, that doth of nothing; smell. Lin/run,. IV,ill; cf. Smith, 154. As women do smell well, which amel of nothing, lleres, Palladia. fo. 32; cf. Apperaon,580. 219 SNAKE IN THE BOSOM Thou hadat a3 lieve have a snake in thy bosom. Ill,ii,III, Everyman ed., 111,158. I fear me you but warm the starved snake. Who, cherish’d in your breasts, will ating your hearts. ShakeBpeare, II Henry VI. Ill, i,343; cf. Smith,395. Drawn to wear out miserable days. Entangl'd with a poysnous bosom 3nake. Milton, Saraaon. 763; cf. Smith,395. 220 SNOW WHITE Saladornue verno > -3ere. ct albulia Columbia. Ill,ill,IV,ii, Everyman ed., 111,303. Pepper ia black*, and snow i3 white. Draxe, 16; cf. Apperson,584. Snow ia white, yet it lyea on the dyke. Robertson, Phrased. Gcnerali3, 983; cf. Apperson,584. 221 A SOFT ANSWER TORN3TH AWAY WRATH 3oft words pacify wrath, and the fiercest spirits are soon overcome. II,ill,VII, Everyman ed., II, 194. The oofte word the loude stilleth. Gower, Gonf. /unantis. VII,1583; cf. Smith,27. A oofte worde swagith Ire. Peter Idle's Instruct lono to his son (Meissner), 1,190; cf. 3mith,27. 222 A 3011 OP TIIE WHITE HER Pulluo Jovis . et , Yet, 3ir, all are not sons of the white hen. Jonson, l ow Inn. I,i,; cf. Appe '300,587. For m ney, like a chick of the white hen, has generally luck on its side. Poor Robin Alman.. Feb.; cf. Apperoon, 587. 223 TO CALL A SPADE A SPADE Ficum voco ficu.m et 1 iron cm 1 iron era. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,31. Philippuo aunsv/ered, that the lacedonians wer feloe3 of no fyne witte in their termes, but altogether grosee.. .which had not the witte to calle a spade by any other name then a soade. Udall, Erasra. Aooph.. 167; cf. Smith, 502. Gods people shall not spare to call a 3pade a spade, a niggard a niggard. Trapp, Harrow Gd.. Authors in Coran. , Ep., 641; cf. Smith, 502. 224 SPARE THE ROD A1TD SPOIL DIE CHILD 05 Ho that spareth the rod hateg hio aon. Notes, I, 335,2, Everyman ed., 1,504. He that spareth the rode, hate3 the childe. Illao^onua. II,iii; cf. Apper3on,592. Love is a boy, by poet3 styled; Then spare the rod and spoil the child. Butler, Hud. II,i,843; cf. Smith,401. 225 TO STEAL A GOOSE AND STICK DOWN A FEATHER Which i3 no otherwise than to steal a goose and stick down a feather. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,99. Like those that 3teal a goose and 3tick down a feather, or those that have undone many, then build a hospital for 3ome few. Spencer, Thin;-. Hew t Old (1868), 574; cf. Smith,544. For the managers of those time3 thought fit, when they stole the goose, to stick dov.-n a feather. Valker, buffer Inga of the Cler::v. 11,331; cf. -.pperson,60i. 226 STOLEN WATERS (PLEASURES) ARE SWEET Stolen vaters be more pleasant. III,iii,I,ii, Everyman ed., 11,272. And pleasure stolen, being sweetest. Massinger, City*Madam. II,i; cf. Smith,404. Gold barr'd v/ith locks. Is best being stolen. Dekker, Wonder of a Kinrdon. II; cf. Apperson, 603. 227 NOTHING AGAIN3T A GOOD STOMACH Nothing against a good stomach, as the saying i3. 86 Notes, 1,233, 2; Sverynan ed., 1,483. Hot in the collections. 228 IT IS ILL STRIVING AGAINST THE STREAM Yield to the time, follow the stream. II,ill,VIII, Everyman ed., 11,205. In vain it is to strive against the stream; Pates must be followed, and the gods’ decree ..lust needs take place. Greene, Alphonsua (Merm.), III,iii,45; cf. Smith,236. Lust and Liberty Creep in the minds and marrows of our youth. That ’gainst the stream of virtue they may strive, And drown them selves in riot! Shakespeare, Tim, of Athens. IV,i,27; cf. Smith,236. 229 HO 3CAE PESTERS TORSE THAN SUPERSTITION Nulla ucabia suner.it it lone scabioaor. III,iv,I, iii, Everyman ed., 111,366. Nulla scabies scabiosor aunerstitione. Jovian, Pont. Ant. Dial.: cf. Benhom, 603a. 230 HE THAT IS SURETY FOR ANOTHER IS NEVER SURE OP HIMSELF Sponde. nraesto noxa C3t: "he shall be sore vexed that is surety for a stranger." I,ii,IV,vii, Every man ed., 1,369. Be suretie for an other and harme is at hande. Taverner, Proverbs. 20; cf. Apperson,611. He that vfill be surety, shall pay. Herbert, Jac. Prud.. Works (1895), 1,334; Smith, 165. 87 231 SWEET AS HONEY Omni melle dulcior. II,ii,IV, Everyman ed., II, 93.--Sweeter than nectar balsam, honey. III,ii, II,iv, Everyman ed., 111,111. As sweete a3 honie sure. Churchyard, Praise of Poetrie (1816), 41; cf. Apperson,614. All those things are as sweet as honey to me. Shelton, Q.uix.. I,iv,v; cf. Apperson,614. 232 OLD WIVES ’ TALES They are all.•.dreams, toys, and old wives’ tales. III,iv,I,ii, Everyman ed., 111,333. A foie he is...to byleue the tales of an olde v/yfe. Barclay, Ship of F00I3. 1,72; cf. Smith, 337. Old wiues foolishe tales of Robin Hoode. Udall, tr. Eras. Ado ph. (187 7), Pref., xxv; cf. Smith, 337. 233 PROM THE TEETH FORWARD Friendship from the teeth outward, counterfeit. III,i,II,iii, Everyman ed., 111,29. From the teeth forward. That is, not inwardly, and from my heart. Kelly, Scot. Prov.. 105; cf. Smith,114. 234 THROUGH THICK AND THIN Through thick and thin he will to her. Ill,ii,III, Everyman ed., 111,162. Retchelesse 3he ran through thick and thin. Turberville, Trar-:. Tales, etc. (1837), 30; cf. 88 Apperson,623. He would run through thick und thin to reach me. B. 3c F., Pilgrim. III,ii; cf. Apperson, 623. 235 TIMS CUR3S ALL THINGS Dies adimit aer;rltudlnen honlnlbus. I,iv,I, Every man ed., 1,434. Time and reflection cure all ills. Lillo, George Earnwell. V,ii; cf. Apperson,643. Tyme taketh away greuance. Taverner, Prov., fo. 38; cf. Apper.;on,634. 236 TIMS PAST CANNOT BS RECALLED Volat irrevocabile tempuo. time past cannot be re called. III,ii,7,v, Everyman ed., 111,239. Time past can not be called again. Gascoigne, Hemates, /orks (1910), 11,476; cf. Smith,493. And time loot may well be repented, but neuer be recalled. Lyly, Euphuea & his Em:. (Arb.), 297; cf. Smith,493. 237 THERE IS A TIME FOR ALL THINGS To play the fool now and then is not amiss, there is a time for all things. II,ii,VI,iv, Everyman ed., 11,121. But all thynge hath tyme. Langland, Rich, the Redeless, 111,278; cf. Apperson,634. For as much, Valerius, as everything has time. Chapman, All Fools. V,ii; cf. Apperson,634. 89 238 TIT FOR TAT They shall therefore legem talionis. like for like. Ill,iii,I,ii, Everyman ed., 273. That i3 tit for tat in this altrication. Heywood, Slider ^ F.. xxxvii, 26; cf. Smith, 494. A tit for tat...as good every whit as was brought. Gotgrave, 3.v. Beau; cf. Apperson, 636 239 TOPSY-TURVY Winds, weapons, flames make not such hurly-burly, As raving women turn all topsy-turvy. III,iii,II, Everyman ed., 111,283. And (tops! turvi) turns each amorou3 desire. Varchi, Blazon of Jealousy, tr. R. Tofte (1615), 43; cf. Lean,111,96. Topsy-turvy, Bohn, Handbook. 180. 240 JACK OF ALL TRADES, AND MASTER OF NONE Aliquls in omnibus, nullus in singulis. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,17. How comes it that I am so unlucky? "Jack of all trades, and master of none"! said Goode- nough. Edgeworth, Ron. Tales; cf. Smith,245. It would be unfair to say of Lord Brougham that he was "Jack of all trades and Buster of none." V/alpole, IIi31. -^ng.. 1,311; cf. omith,245. 241 A TREE IS KMOWN BY ITS FRUIT If we may guess at the tree by the fruit. III,iv, 90 II, i, Everyman ed., 111,391. How ever tree groweth, the fruit the tree ahoweth. Tuaser, Hu3b. (1878), 160; cf. Smith, 30. If then the tree may be known by the fruit, as the fruit by the tree. Shakeapeure, I Henry IV. II,iv,470; cf. Smith,30. 242 TO TURN UP TRUMPS They turned up trump, before the carda were 8huffled. III, iii,I,ii, Everyman cd., 111,271. The carda were ao ahuffled that two kinga were turned up trump at once, which amazed men how to play their game. Puller, H. ■?: P. State. IV,viii; cf. Smith,550. Inatancea...of ahort courtahipo and apeedy marriugeo, which have turned up trumps—I beg your pardon—which have turned out well. Collina, Ho Name. IV,viii; cf. Smith,550. 243 TRUTH WILL PREVAIL Wine ia atrong, the king i8 3trong, women are atrong, but truth overcometh all thinga. Ill,i,II,Hi, Everyman ed., 111,27. Trueth in the ende ahall preuayle. Fulwell, Arn Adulandi. sig. 34; cf. Apperaon,651. Truth ia the atrongeat of all, v/hich overcome3 all things in the end. Ileloe to Diacourue (1640), 98; cf. Apperson,651. 244 ONE GOOD TURN OBSERVES ANOTHER For one good turn a3ka another in equity. III,i, 91 III, Everyman ed., 111,30. One cood turn requires another. Hall, Con tempi. (1825), XIV, ii, 1,408? cf. Smith, 342. For oft good turns Are shuffled off with such uncurrent pay: But, were my worth, as is my conscience, firm, You should find better dealing. Shakespeare, Twelfth N.. iii,15; Smith,342. 245 MAY VIOLETS SPRING FROM HIS REMAINS E manibU3 illio...nascentur violae. I,ii,IV,vi, Everyman ed., 1,349. Lay her i* the earth; And from her fair and unpollxited flesh, -lay violets spring! Shakespeare, Ilamlet, V,i; cf. Benham,279a. 246 VIRTUE NEVER GROWS OLD The beauty of Socrates is still the same; virtue’s lustre never fades. III,i,II,iii, Everyman ed., 111,28; cf. Smith,560. 247 TO MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY Make a virtue of necessity, and conform thyself to underco it. II,iii,I,i, Everyman e’., 11,128. Thus maketh vertue of necessitee By pacience. Chaucer, Troylus, IV,1586; cf. Apperson,663. Are you content...To make a virtue of necessity and live, as we do, in this wilderness? Shakespeare, Two Gent.. IV,i,62; cf. Smith,282. 248 AS WELCOME AS SNOW IN HARVEST 92 As welcome to a young woman as snow in harvest. III,iii,I,ii, Everyman ed., 111,267. He i3 as welcome as snaw in harvest. Fergusson, Scot. Prov. ( Beveridge), 52; of. Smith,55. As snow in harvest is untimelie. Wager, Longer Thou Liveat. sig. F3; cf. Apperson, 584. 249 A WHETSTONE, THOUGH IT GAIT'T ITSELF CUT, MAKES TOOLS CUT Yet as so many whetstones do make other tools cut, but cut not themselves. III,iv,I,ii, Everymaned., 111,333. A whe3ton is no kerving instrument, But yit it maketh sharpe kerving toles. Chaucer, Troylua. 1,631; cf. Smith,30. 250 WHO GOES TO WESTMINSTER FOR A WIFE, TO PAUL'S FOR A MAN, AND TO SMITHFIELD FOR A HORSE, .MAY MEET WITH A WHORE, A KNAVE, AND A JADE He that marries a wife out of a suspected inn or alehouse, buys a horse in Smithfield, and hires a servant in Paul's, as the diverb is, shall likely have a jade to his horse, a knave for his man, an arrant honest woman to his v/ife. III,iii,IV,ii, Everyman ed., 111,306. The Londoners pronounce woe to him, that buys a horse in Smithfield, that takes a servant in Paul*3 church, that marries a wife out of Westminster. Maryson, Itin. (1908), 111,463; cf. Smith,586. I bought him in Paul's, and he'll buy me a horse in Smithfield: an I could get me but a v/ife in the stews, I were manned, horsed, v/ived. Shakespeare, 93 II Henry IV . I,ii, 48; Smith,586. 251 WILL HU HILL HE •/ill or nill, they must acknowledge it. III,iv,I, ii, Everyman ed., 111,337. Will I, or nill I, all is one to him. ilunday, John a Kent (Shaka. 3oc.), 18; cf. Apperson, 688. Will he, nill he, he goes. Shakespeare, Hamlet. V,i; cf. Apperson,688. 252 WINE AND WOMEN I may not here omit those two main plagues and common dotages of human kind, wine and women. I, ii,III,xiii, Everyman ed., 1,290-1. Wine and women make wisemen runagates. Draxe, Anc» Adap. . 236; cf. Smith,591. /omen and wine should Life employ. Gay, Bepf. Oo.. II,i; cf. Smith,591. 253 WINS IS A WHETSTONE TO WIT It wine makes a man bold, hardy, courageous, "whetteth the wit." II,v,I,v, Everyman ed., II, 243; cf. Apperson,693. 254 THE WINE SAVOURS OP THE CASK As the wine savours of the cask wherein it is kept, the soul receives a tincture from the body. I,ii, V,ii, Everyman ed., 1,375. Season the woode neuer so well the wine will tast of the caske. Lyly, iuihues (Arb.), 41; 94 cf. Smith,470. If any fustiness he found in hia writings, it comes riot from the grape, but from the cask* Fuller, V/orthioa, /jits. (1840), 111,333; cf* Smith,470. 255 THE BEST ',71 IT-: 001113 OUT OF All OLD VESSEL The best v/ine comes out of an old vessel. IIow many deformed princes, kings, emperors, could I reckon up, philosophers, orators! II,iii,II, Everyman ed., 11,134; cf. Smith,419. 256 WI3D0M SOMETH"!S WALKS Ilf CLOUTED SHOES Saeoe 3ub attrlta latitat sapientia veste. III,i, II,iii, Everyman ed., 111,25. Wisdom walks often in patched shoes. Spurgeon, John Plough nan, xxiv; cf. Apperson,695. 257 A WISE MAN WILL RULE THE l TARS Sapiens dominahitur nstria. I,ii,I,iv, Everyman ed., 1,206. ,;>a plena dominabi tur as trie.--A vise man v/ill overrule the stars. Latin Proverb; cf. Benham, 648b. 258 THERE IS A WITNESS EVERY','/HERE Think no place without a witness. II,iii,VIII, Everyman eu., 11,205. There is a witness everywhere. Fuller, Onom.. 212; cf. Smith,476. 95 259 YOUR WITS ARi? A WOOL-GATHERING His wits v/ere n-woolgathering, an they 3ay, and hia head busied about other natters. I,ii,III,xv, Everyman ed., 1,304. J.y brains shall go with yours a Woolgathering this one bout. Ynrranton, Rnr. Improvement. 100; cf. Smith,610. Hackyng ?« hemnyng as though our wittes and our senses were a woll gat.heryng. Wilson, Rhet•, 11,59; cf. Smith,G10. 260 A WOLF Ii: SHREWS CLOTHING They are wolves in sheep’s clothing. III,iv,II,i, Everyman ed., 111,391. These two...had...vnder their sheepes skinnes, hidden the bloudie nature of a wolf. Greene, Works (Grosart), 111,11; cf. Apperson,701. Thee I’ll chase hence, thou wolf in sheep’s array. Shakespeare, I henry 71. I,iii,55; Smith,31. 261 TO HAVE A 70LF BY THE EARS So he that go s to law, as the proverb is, holds a wolf by the ears. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,04. A medlar is as he that taketh a wolfe by the eares. Draxe, -nc. ^dar.. 19; cf. Smith,519. I have a /olde by th ’ eax*es; I dare be bold, Neither with safety, to let goe, nor hold. Quarles, Samson. xi, 63; cf. Smith,519. 262 A VIRTUOUS tfOUAN IS A CHOW? TO HSR HUSBAND 95 A virtuous woman is the crown of her husband. Notes, 1,368,2; Everyman ed., 1,510. A virtuous woman is a crown to her hu3band. Bible. Proverbs, xii,4. 263 AH GREAT A PITY TO TEE A WOMAN WEEP AS TO SEE A G0C3E GO BAREFOOT •As much pity is to be taken of e woman weeping a3 of a goose going barefoot. III,II,iii, Everyman ed., 111,126. By thys tale ye may 3e thut the olde prouerbe y3 trew that yt is aa gret pyte to sc a woman v/epe as a gose to go barefote. Bund. Eer.v Talvs. (Oeaterley), no. X,20; cf. Apperson, 703. It is na mair pittie to see a woman greit, nor to see a goose go bairfit. Fergu33on, Scot. 1-rov. (Beveridge), 64; cf. 3r;ith,238. 264 1.0 EALICE LITE THAT OF A W0JIA1T No malice to a woman’s ...no bitterness like to her3. Ill,ii,V,iii, Everyman ed., 111,214-5. All wickedness is but little to the wickedness of a woman. Bible. Eccles., xxv,19; cf. Benham, 420b. 265 HAPPY IS THE WOOING THAT IS NOT ’ ONG ADOING Blessed is the wooing, that is not long a-doing. III,li,VI,v, Everyman ed., 111,240. Thrice happie is that woying, That is not long a. doying. : arud of D, Devices. Brit. 97 JjiJblior. (1812), 111,71; cf. Apperson,709. They say 'tis very unlucky to be long a wooing. Centlivre, flat. Lady. III,i; cf. ^pperaon,709. 266 WORDS GUT MORB THAI: SWOHDS It is an old aaying, "A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword." I,ii,IV,iv; liveryman ed., 1,339. Sharp words makes more wounds then surgeons can heale. Churchyard, Mirror of .Van (1816), sig. A4; cf. Apperson,711. There are word3 that strike even harden than blows. Smiles, Character. 170; cf. Apperaon, 711. 267 IP Tin3 70RLD TILL 733 GULL 3D, LET IT B3 GULL ’D 31 iriunduu vult deciui. decioiatur. III,iv,I,ii, Everyman ed., 111,333; cf. Smith,211. 268 TO WEAR YELL O'7 H0S3 But when we are once tied, and have lost our liberty, marriage is an hell, "Give me my yellow hose again." III,ii,V,iii, Everyman eu., III,21d. Iealous men are eyther knaues or coxcombes... you weare yellow hose without cause. Dekker, : orthw. Hoe. I; cf. Apperson,717. APPENDIX A PROVERBS IN THE ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY RECORDED BY APP3RSON SET A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK, AND HE'LL RIDE A GALLOP Nothing 30 intolerable ao a fortunate fool... asperius nihil eat huinlli. cum aur^it in altum... aet a beggar on horseback and he will ride a gallop. II,iii,II, Everyman ed., 11,144; cf. Apperson,35. COMMON AS A BARBER'S CHAIR Venus, a notorious strumpet, ao common as a barber's chair. Ill,iv,I,iii, Everyman ed., Ill, 355; cf. Apperson,25. DESIRE HATH NO REST A true saying it is, desire hath no rest. I,ii, III,ii, Everyman ed., 1,280; cf. Apperson,142. POOLS AND MADMEN SPEAK THE TRUTH Por fools and madmen tell commonly truth. II,III, viii, Everyman ed., 11,207; cf. Apperson,225. OUT OP THE PRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE Though many times, as Aesop's fishes, they leap from the frying-pan into the fire itself. I,iv, I, 98 99 liveryman ed., 1,432; cf. Apperson,240. ALL HI3 GEESE ARE SWANS All their geeoe are swans. Democritus to the Header, Everyman ed., 1,73; cf. Apperson,265. WHILE THE GRASS GROWS THE STEED STARVES Whilst the grass grows the horse starves. II,iii, III, Everyman ed., 11,167; cf. Apperson,269. HE THAT 7/ILL HOT 7HEH HE MAY, WHEN HE WILL HE SHALL HAVE HAY But commonly they omit opportunities...He that will not when he may, When he will he shall have nay. III,ii,V,v, Everyman ed., 111,234; cf. Apperson,292. TOUCH A GALLED HORSE AKD HE'LL KICK It is not my freeness of speech, but a guilty conscience, a galled back of his own that makes him winch. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,121; cf. Apperson,242. A GOOD HUSBAUD MAKES A GOOD WIFE For, a3 the old saying i3, a good husband makes a good wife. Ill,iii,IV,i, Everyman ed., 111,292; cf. ApperBon,259. LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP I love to look before I leap. II,iii,VIII, Every man ed., 11,204; cf. Apperson,380. 100 A NINE DAYS WONDER Be content; ti3 but a nine day3 wonder. II,iii, VII, Everyman ed., 11,199; cf. Apperuon,446. ROB PETER AND PAY PAUL Rob Peter and pay Paul. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,67; cf. Apperaon,534. EVERY MAN CAN RULE A SHREW SAVE HE THAT HATH HER Every man, as the saying is, can tame a ah rev/ but he that hath her. II,ii,VI,i, Everyman ed., II, 105-6; cf. Apper3on,568. AS GREAT PITY TO SEE A WOMAN WEEP AS TO SEE A GOOSE GO BAREFOOT As much pity i3 to be taken of a woman weeping a3 of a goose going barefoot. Ill,II,ill, Everyman ed., 111,126; cf. Apperson,703. HAPPY IS TIIE WOOING THAT IS NOT LONG ADOING Blesaed ia the wooing, that is not long a-doing. III,ii,VI,v, Everyman ed., 111,240; cf. Apperson, 709. WORDS CUT MORE THAN SWORDS It is an old saying, a blow with a word 3trikea deeper than a blow with a sword. I,ii,IV,iv, Everyman ed., 1,339; cf. Apper3on,711. APPENDIX B PROVERBS IN THE ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY RECORDED BY SMITH ADMOrlSH YOUR FRIENDS IN PRIVATE, PRAISE THEM IN PUBLIC Admonish thy friend in oecret, com end him in public. II,ill,VII, Everyman ed., II,205j cf. Smith, 33. IF YOU BE ANGRY Y U MAY TURN THE BUCKLE OP YOUR GIRDLE BEHIND YOU If any man take exception, let him turn the buckle of hio Girdle. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,122; cf. Smith,213. AS BALD AS A COOT I have an old grim sire to my husband, as bald as a coot. III,iii,I,ii, Everyman ed., 11,267; cf. Smith,384. NEVER A BARREL THE BETTER HERRING You shall find them all alike, "never a barrel the better herring." Democritus to the Reader, Every man ed., 1,78; cf. Smith,311. SET A BEGGAR O’ HORSEBACK AND HE’LL RIDE A GALLOP 101 102 Nothing so intolerable ns a fortunate fool... asperius nihil e3t huraili. cum surgit in alturn... set a begg.-r on horseback and he will ride a gallop, XI,ill,II, Everyman ed., 11,144; cf. Smith,384. TO BEAR (OR CARRY A’’/AY) THE BELL True merchants, they carry away the bell from all other nations. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,87; cf. Smith,498. A BLACK MAH IS A PEARL IN A PAIR WOMAN * S EYE A black man i3 a pearl in a fair woman'3 eye, and is as acceptable as lame Vulcan was to Venus. HI, ii,II,ii, Everyman ed., 111,82; cf. Smith,2. A GREAT BOOK IS A GREAT EVIL Oftentimes it falls out...a great book ia a great mischief, Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,24; cf. Smith,13. TO MAKE BRICKS Y/ITHOUT STRAW Patrons...but (hard task-masters they prove) they take away their straw, and compel them to make their number of brick. I,ii,III,xv, Everyman ed., 1,321; cf. Smith,530. A MERRY COMPANION IS A WAGON ON THE 7/AY A merry companion io better than music, and...as a v/agon to him that ia wearied on the way. II,ii, VI,iv, Everyman ed., 11,119; cf. Smith,22. A GOOD CONSCIENCE IS A CO: TINUAT, FEAST 103 When they have all done, "a good conocience la a continual feast.” II,111,VII, -^‘veryraan ed., II, 202; cf. -smith, 12. THE CROW THINKS HER OWN BIRD FAIREST Another great tie or cause of love io cons nguinity... every crow thinks her own bird fairest. Ill,i,II, iii, Everyman ed., 111,23; cf. Smith,425. TO CRY WITH ONE EYE AND LAUGH WITH THE OTHER They...weep with the one eye, laugh with the other; or they can both together. Ill,11,II,v, Everyman ed., 111,126; cf. Smith,507. NO CUT TO UNKINDNESS No cut to unkindness, as the saying i3: a frown and hard speech...especially to courtiers, or such as attend upon great persons, is present death. 1,11, IV,vii, Everyman ed., 1,370; cf. Smith,316# THE L; CTOR IS OFTEN MORE TO BE FEARED THAN THE DISEASE A multitude- of phyaicians hath killed the emperor; more danger there ia from the physician, then from the disease. II,iv,I,i, Everyman ed., 11,209; cf. Smith,431. LIKE A DOG IN THE MANGER Like a dog on the manger, he doth only keep it, because it shall do nobody else good, hurting himself and others. I,ii,III,xii, Everyman ed., 1,284; cf. Smith,264. 104 A DWARF OK A GIAHT’S SHOULDERS SEES FURTHER OF THE TWO A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,25; cf. Smith,8. EAT TO LIVE Eat and live, as the proverb is. II,ii,I,ii, Every man ed., 11,27; cf. Smith,91. TAKE HEED OF RUCO.' OILED EUEHIS3 Take heed of a reconciled enemy. II,iii,VII, Svex*y- man ed., 11,204; cf. Smith,409. HE THAT FIGHTS AND RUNS AWAY, MAY LIVE TO FIGHT AHOTHBR DAY He that runs away in a battle, as Demosthenes said, may fight again. II,iii,VII, Everyman ed., 11,200; cf. 3m i! HOW CAR THE FOAL AKBLB IF THE HORSE AKD HARE TROT If the dam trot, the foal will not amble. II,iii, IV,ii, Everyman ed., 111,306; cf. Smith,193. AS THE FOOL THIKKS, SO THE BELL CLUES A3 the fool thinketh, so the bell clinketh. I,iii, III, Everyman ed., 1,428; cf. Smith,54* MAKE EOT A FOOL OF THYSELF TO MAKE OTHERS MERRY 105 ’-lake not a fool of thyself to make others merry, II,ill,VIII, Everyman ed., 11,205; cf. Smith, 283. FORGIVE AND FORGET If...I have said amiss, let it be forgotten and forgiven. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,269; cf. Smith,112. Air OLD POX IS NOT EASILY 3NARHD An old fox is not so easily taken in a snare. II, iii,VI, Everyman ed., 11,187; cf. Smith,43. BEFORE YOU ‘LAKE A FRIEND EAT A BUSHEL 0^ SALT WITH HIM As Plutarch advi3eth, one must eat moclien 3ali3. a bushel of salt with, before he choose hi3 friend. TII,iii,IV,li, Everyman ed., 111,304; cf. Smith,60. FROST AND FRAUD BOTH END IN FOUL They do manifestly perceive that...frost and fraud come to foul ends. I,ii,III,xv, Everyman ed., I, 315; cf. Smith,114. HE THAT IS GIDDY THINKS TIE WORLD TURNS AROUND Though...the whole world contradict it, they care not...; and as Gregory well notes of such as are vertiginous, they think all turns around and moves. Ill,iv,I,iii, Everyman cd., 111,365; cf. Smith,164. NO GARDEN WITHOUT ITS V.'EDS 106 The devil...will never suffer the church to be quiet or at rest: no garden no well tilled but some noxious weeds grow up in it. III,iv,I,iii, Everyman ed., 111,370; cf. Smith,317. THE FIRST GLASS FOR THIRST, THE SECOJED FOR JTOURISH- 1T3KT, Tir-I THIRD FOR FI,EL .SURE, AFD TICS FOURTH FOR MADNESS 'he first pot quencheth thirst; seem-dr, mvvtiis, Horis. et Dionysus...the second makes merry: the third for pleasure: quaria ad in3aniam. the fourth makes them mad. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,75; Smith,591. WHERE GOD HATH HIS CHURCH (TEMPLE) THE DEVIL WILL HAVE HIS CHAPEL Blind zeal...is religion's ape...for where God hath a temple, the devil will have a chapel. III,iv,I,i, Everyman ed., 111,321; cf. Smith,289. GOLD OF TOULOUSE It is aurum Tholosarmm (gold of Toulouse) and will produce no better effects. I,ii,III,xv, Everyman ed., 1,315; cf. Smith,123. GREAT L.LET' S SOUS SELDOM DO TELL Think but of that old proverb...great men*3 son3 seldom do well. II,ii,VI,iii, Everyman ed., Ill, 221; cf. Smith,126. HARE IS MELANCHOLY MEAT Hare, a black meat, melancholy, and hard of digestion. 107 I,ii,II,i, Everyman ed., 1,218; cf. Smith,131. HE THAT WILL HOT WHEN HE MAY, 'WHEN HE WILL HE SHALL HAVE HAY But commonly they omit opportunities...He that will not when he may, When he will fre shall have nay. III,ii,V,v, Everyman ed., 111,234; cf. Smith,174. HEAR MUCH, SPEAK LITTLE Out of humane authors take these few cautions...hear much, speak little. II,iii,VII, Everyman ed., II, 205; cf. Smith,184. TO 7iAT ORE * 3 HEART OUT Achilles eating of hi3 own heart in his idleness, because he might not fight. I,ii,II,vi, Everyman ed., 1,242; cf. Smith,510. HOMER SOMETIMES ITODS The very best may sometimes err; allquando bonus dormitat Horaerus (sometimes that excellent Homer takes a nap)• Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,123; cf. Smith,191. AS GOOD HORSES DRAW IH CARTS AS COACHES As good horses draw in carts as coaches. II,iii, VII, Everyman ed., 11,190; cf. Smith,48. IGNORAHCE IS THE MOTHER OF DEVOTION The best means...i3 to keep them still in ignorance: 108 for ignorance is the mother of devotion. III,iv, I,ii, Everyman ed., 111,339; cf. Smith,217. MANY KINSFOLK AND FEW FRIENDS The love of kinsmen is grown cold, many kinsmen (as the saying is), few friends. III,i,II,ii, Every man ed., Ill,23; cf. Smith,289. TO LICK (A PERSON OR THING) INTO SHAPE Enforced, as a Bear doth her whelp3, to bring forth this confused lump, I had not time to lick it into form. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., I, 31; cf. Smith,527. HE WHO DESPISES HIS OWN LIFE IS SOON MASTER OF ANOTHER'S He that cares not for his own, is master of another man's life. III,iv,II,ii, Everyman ed., 111,393; cf. Smith,178. HE LO >K3 ONE WAY AND RO 7S ANOTHER Teach others to fast, and play the gluttons them selves; like watermen that row one way and look another. Democritus to the Reader, -Everyman ed., 1,55; cf. Smith,149. LOVE CANNOT BE COMPELLED This love cannot be deceived or compelled. III,i, II,iii, Everyman ed., 11,24; cf. Smith,279. THEY LOVE LIKE PIG AND PIE If she be rich...then they burn like fire, they love 109 her dearly, like oig and pie. III,ii,II,iii, Every man ed., 111,100; cf. Smith,484. THE FALLING OUT OF LOVERS IS TITS RENEWING OF LOVE Amantium irae amoris redinte^r; tio. a3 the old saying is, the falling out of lovers is the renewing of love. Ill,ii,II,iv, Everyman ed., 111,114; cf. Smith,435. MAN IS TO MAN A WOLF The greatest enemy to man is man, who, by the devil's instigation is...a devil, to himself and others. I,i,I,i, Everyman ed., 1,134; cf. Smith,285. MARRY NOT AIT OLD CRONY, OR A FOOL, FOR MONEY Marry not an old crone, or a fool, for money. II, iii,VII, Everyman ed., 11,205; cf. Smith,292. MARRY YOUR DAUGHTERS BETIMES, LEST THEY MARRY THEMSELVES Tis good to get them husbands betimes...; they perchance will marry themselves or do worse. III,ii,VI,v, Tvery- man ed., 111,238; cf. Smith,283. SO MANY MEN, SO MANY MINDS So many men, so many minds; that which thou condembe3t he commends. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,27; cf. Smith,396. MONEY MAKES THE MATCH There is another great allurement,111 and that is no money...m ney makes the match. III,ii,II,iii,. Everyman ed., 111,100; cf. Smith,300. TIU3 MOON DOBS NOT HEED THE BARKING OK DOCS Doth the moon care for the b rking of a dog? II, iii,VII, Everyman ed., 11,201; cf. Smith,451. TO LEAD ONE BY THE NOSE They will make other3 moat devout and superstitious... and lead them by the no3e like so many bears in a line. III,iv,I,ii, Everyman ed., 111,333; cf. Smith, 526. AN OAK IS NOT FELLED AT ONE STROKE An old oak is not felled at one blovf. I,ii,IV,vii, Everyman ed., 1,373; cf. Smith,42. THE BLACK OX HAS TROD ON HIS FOOT Time, care rivelo her...and the black ox hath trodden on her toe, 3he will be so much altered. III,ii,V,iii, Everyman ed., 111,211; cf. Smith,420. PANDORA'S BOX And this belike, is th: t which our fabulous poets have shadov/ed unto ub in the tale of Pandora's box. I,i,I,i, Everyman ed., 1,131; cf. Smith,353. THE BEST PHYSICIANS ARE DR. DIET, DIR. QUIET. AND DR. ’R2RRYMAN This is one of the three Salernitan doctors, D. Merryman, D. Diet, and D. Quiet, which cure all Ill diseases. II,ii,VI,iv, Everyman ed., 11,119; cf. Smith,418. LIKE PRINCE LIKE PEOPLE As the princes are, so the peo le; quali3 rex. tali3 rrrex. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,82; cf. Smith,268. AS FEARFUL AS PLUTUS Timiduo Plutus. an old proverb, "As fearful as Plutus." I,ii,III,xii, Everyman ed., 1,285; cf. Smith,47. THE RACE IS NOT TO THE SWIFT NOR THE BATTLE TO THE STRONG It is not honesty, learning, worth, wisdom, that prefers men, (the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong), but... chance. I,ii,IV,vii, Everyman ed., 1,366; of. Smith,530. A MAN WITHOUT RELIGION IS LIKE A HORSE WITHOUT A HRIDLE Justice and religion are the two chief props... of... a commonwealth;...a man without religion is like an horse without a bridle. III,iv,I,ii, Everyman ed., 111,329; cf. Smith,21. TO MAKE ROPES OF SAND To build a house without ins, make a rope of sand, to what end? I,ii,IV,vii, Everyman ed., 1,366; cf. Smith,530. LIAFY SANDS WILL SINK A SHIP 112 As Austin said, many grains and snail sands sink a ship...often reiterated, many dispositions produce an habit. I,ii,IV,vii, Everyman ed., 1,373; cf. Smith,289. A MERE SCHOLAR A HERE ASS Because they cannot ride an horse,...they are... accounted silly fool3..., a mere scholar, a mere ass. I,ii,III,xv, Everyman ed., 1,303; cf. Smith, 22. .SEEK THAT WHICH MAY BE FOUND Out of humane authors take these few cautions... seek that which may he found. II,iii,VII, Every man ed., 11,205; cf. Smith,382. SEEM NOT GREATER THAN THOU ART Out of humane authors take these few cautions... 3eem not crater than thou art. II,ill,VII, Every man ed., 11,205; cf. Smith,382. HJT YOUR SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL Like him in Aesop, that, when his cart was stalled, lay flat on his hack, and crycd aloud, "Kelp, Hercules", hut that was to little purpose, except, as his friend advised him...he whipt his horses withal, and put his shoulder to the wheel. II,i,II, jveryman ed., 11,9; cf. Smith,367. EVERY MAN CAN RULE A SHREW SAVE HE THAT HATH HER Every man, as the saying is, can tame a shrew hut he that hath her. II,ii,VI,i, Everyman ed., 11,105-6; cf. Smith,96. 113 3TONS OP SISYPHUS Commonly, they that, like Sisyphus, roll this rest less stone of ambition, are in a perpetual agony. I,ii,III,xi, Everyman ed., 1,281; cf. Smith,404. TIMS PAST CA2TK0T BE RECALLED Volat irrevocabile tern jus . time past cannot be recalled. III,ii,V,v, Everyman ed., 111,239; cf. Smith,493. TO TURK UP TRUMPS They turned up tx*ump, before the cards were shuffled. III,iii,I,ii, Everyman ed., 111,271; cf. Smith,549. A WI3T3T0KE, THOUGH IT CAU’T CUT ITSELF, MAKES TOOLS CUT Yet as so many -whetstones do make other tools cut, but cut not themselves, though they be of no religion at all, they will make others most devout and super stitious. III,iv,I,ii, Everyman ed., 111,333; cf. Smith,597. THE BEST //IKE COME'3 OUT OF Air OLD VESSEL The best wine comes out of an old vessel. How many deformed princes, kings, emperors, could I reckon up, philosophers, orators? II,iii,II, Everyman ed., 11,134; cf. Smith,419. THE V/IUE SAVOURS OF THE CASK As the wine savours of the c; sk wherein it i3 kept, the soul receives a tincture from the body, through which it works. I,ii,y,ii, Everyman ed., 1,375; cf. Smith,470. 114 WINK AIH) CH0033 Go backward or forward, chooue out of the whole pack, wink and choose; you shall find them all alike* Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,78; cf. Smith,591. TILERS IS A WITUBS3 EVERYWHERE Think no place without a witness* II,lii,VII, Everyman ed., 11,205; cf. Smith,475. /OUR WITS ARE A WOOL-GATHERING His wits were a wool-gathering, as they say, and his head busied about other matters. I,ii,III,xv, Everyman ed., 1,304} cf. Smith,610. TO HAVE A WOLF BZ THE LARS He that goes to lav/ (as the proverb goes) holds a wolf by the ear3. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., 1,84; cf. Smith,519. HAPPY IS THE WOOING THAT IS NOT LO>’G A DOING Blessed is the wooing that is not long a-doing. III,ii,VI,v, Everyman ed., 111,240; cf. Smith,130. W0RD3 CUT HORE THAN SWORDS It is an old saying, a blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword. I,ii,IV,iv, Every man ed., 1,339; cf. Smith,596. IF 'CHE WORLD WILL BE GULLED, 115 LET IT 3S GULLED It was a fit thine cities should be deceived by religion, according to the diverb...3d. muudue vult decini. decipiatur. If the world will be gulled, let it bo gulled. III,iv,I,ii, Everyman ed., III, 328; cf. Smith,211. APPENDIX C APHORISTIC STATEM3HTS IN THE ANATOHY OP MELANCHOLY They are the veriest asses that hide their ears most. Democritus to the Reader, Everyman ed., I, 70. As jet draws a 3traw, so doth beauty love. III,i, II,iii, Everyman ed., 111,24. Let the burden be never so heavy, love makes it light. Ill,ii,III, Everyman ed., 111,141. No burden 30 intolerable as poverty. II,iii,III, Everyman ed., 11,145. They must not condemn all for some. III,ii,V,v, Everyman ed., 111,249. Contend not v/ith a greater man. Notes, 11,195,5, Everyman ed., 11,290. That which many covet can hardly be preserved. Ill,iii,IV,i, Everyman ed., Ill,292.--Difficile custoditur nuod olnr.es amant. Ill,iii,IV,ii, Everyman ed., 111,305. Q.uae ferro non curantur. inn is curat what I3 not 117 cured by the sv/ord is cured by fire. III,iv,II, i, Everyman ed., 111,370. A little diamond is worth mure than a rocky mountain. II,iii,II, Everyman ed., 11,134. lomo totie:j noritur. iuoties amittit .mos a man dies every time he loses his dear ones II,iii,V, Everyman ed., 11,176. Ex timoro timor one fear leading to another . III,iv,I,i, Everyman ed., 111,320. Oed fUKe. tutus eris in flight thou shalt find safety . III,ii,V,ii, Everyman ed., 111,199. Sum vi t; nt stulti vitia in cont rarla currunt fools in avoiding one fault rush into the opposite . III,iv,I,iii, Everyman ed., 111,370. A foolish son is an heaviness to his mother. I,ii, IV,vii, Everyman ed., 1,369. A faithful friend is better than gold. Ill,i,III, Everyman ed., 111,32. God chastiseth them whom he loveth. II,iii,I,i, Everyman ed., 11,131, All things seek tm t which is good. III,i,I,ii, Everyman ed., 111,11. It is idle to use much when little will do. II,iv,I, v, Everyman ed., 11,222. 110 •/e look for nuch and it cornea to little. III,iv,I, iv, -Iveryman ed., 111,373. Love brooks no delays. Ill,ii,III, Everyman ed., 111,141. I-n^otorat amor ii. iorezn love driven fear from the heart . Ill,ii,III, 3verynan ed., 111,172. livery nan knov/o hio own, but not others' defects and miseries. II,iii,I,i, Everyman ed., 11,130. Love is like a false gluss, which represents every thing fairer than it is. Notes, 111,154,3, Ivery- man ed., 111,461. In.lurlam reinodiurn est obllvlo forgetfulness is the cure of wrongs • III, iii,I V,ii, Iveryman od., Ill, 297. That which is ordinary is unpleasant. III,iii,I,ii, liveryman ed., 111,273. Poverty and /irtue dwell together. II,iii,III, Everyman ed., 11,158. Praeot t oil..- re nuara oauca dice re it is better to say nothing than too little . II,iv,I,i, Everyman ed., 11,211. Ilamoue eut feminca Patio- undo. fide the sea is more constant than women's vows. III,ii,II,iv, Everyman, ed., 111,125. 119 Ubi peccatum ibl ,o roc el la where the 3in in, there ia the 3torm. Everyman ed., 1,131 He nakeo a man 30w in tears that he nay reap in Joy. III,iv,II,vi, German ed., 111,429. Domasnue ferro sod do:, aria oaculo you subdue with the oword, but are subdued with a kiss. Ill,ii,III, iv, verynan ed., 111,110. Temperance is a bridle of gold. II,ii,I,ii, Every man ed., 11,27. Omne oub rerno i ravlore rornum every throne is subject to a greater. II,iii,IV, Everyman ed., 11,173. ./edding is undoing, marrying,marring, wooing, woeing. III,ii,V,iii, .verymab ed., 111,216. . irari non rinari st oientia vera eat true wisdom ia to admire and not to inquire. Ill,iv,I,ill, Everyman ed., 111,351. An immodest woman is like a bear. Notes, 111,154, 4, Everyman ed., 111,460. /v Avound can never be healed that hath several plasters. II,i,IV,ii, Everyman ed., 11,19. BIBLIOGRAPHY Apperoon, G. L. Hnrlish Provorbo and Proverbial Phraaea. London: J. 1!. 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HIII (1931), 47-JO. / 120 ABSTRACT OF THISIS A study of Robert Burton's Anatomy of ..elancholy reveals that It contains 268 proverbs, authenticated by reference to standard proverb rHe dictionaries. Of this number, Apperson has noted 17 in his h’ngllsb rroverba and Proverbial Phrases, and Smith 63 in hi3 Oxford Dicti nary of -English Proverbs. The proverbs of Burton included in these two dictionaries overlap in five instances. Thus, these two authorities together have credited Burton as having uuea only 95 proverbs. The present study has brought to light 173 additional proverbs in the anatomy not heretofore noted. Besides these 268 authenticated proverbs, the Anatomy contains many aphoristic statements. On the basis of these findings, it is valid to observe that Burton'3 style is sententious. The explanation for the inclusion of such a large number of proverbs within a single work is to be found in the consideration of Burton as a typical man of the Elizabethan period, an age which literally revelled in the use of all manner of proverbs, aphorisms, and sententious sayings. Burton drew his proverbial wisdom from the sayings popular among his contemporaries and even more extensively from his knowledge of the classics. 121 VITA Barbara Elizabeth Caldon was born December 30, 1916, in Gardner, -Massachusetts, where she attended the city primary and high schools. 3he completed the academic course of the latter in 1934, and later spent a year, 1935-1936, at Damon Hall Junior College, in Fewton,Massachusetts. In 1936 she entered the University of .Wisconsin, where she con tinued her undergradm^te^tudies, majoring in French. She was awardecyTBachelor of Art3 degree in June, 1940. During the following academic year and the 1941 sum er session 3he did graduate work in English and French at Baylor University, /aco, Texas. The Master of Arts degree wa3 conferred on her by that institution in August, 1941. 122 INDEX This finding-index gives the key words to each oroverb. The numbers refer to those applied to the proverbs in the body of the thesis. abused, 1 beware, 15 admonish, 2 bird, 16,33 afterboon, 169 bite, 45 agree, 10 bitter, 17 amble, 10 black, 18,23 angry, 3 blind,19,78,142 annoy, 124 book, 20 answer, 221 bosom, 219 architect, 4 box, 178 .i-rgus, 5 bricks, 21 ass, 6,204 bridle, 195 avoidance, 7 broken, 203 bald, 8 buckle, 3 barber, 25 bulrush, 128 barefoot, 263 burden, 106 barking, 45,168 burn, 161 barrel, 9 burst, 97 battle, 193 bushel, 82 bear, 14 buyer, 31 beauty, 10,11 buzzard, 100 beetle, 19 cabbage, 22 beggar, 12 call, 223 beggary, 190 camel, 113 beginning, 13,145 care, 23 behind, 23 carts, 116 bell, 14,74 ca3k, 254 best, 1,111 cause, 24 123 124 chair, 25 disease, 41 chapel, 91 do, 40 children, 93 doctor, 41 church, 91 dog, 42,43,44,45,117 claw, 133 168 clink, 74 dower, 11 cloth, 37 drink, 47,49 clothing, 260 drive, 46,140 clouted, 256 dropsy, 47 coaches, 116 dwarf, 48 coat, 37 ear, 113,261 common, 25 earth, 105 co panion, 26 eat, 49,50,103 company, 27 effect, 24 comparisons, 28 elephant, 69 compelled, 138 ending, 13 conquers, 139 endured, 51 conscience, 29 enemies, 52 contented, 54 England, 53 cooked, 22 enough, 54 coot, 8 err, 55 country, 191 errand, 215 cov/ard3, 30 Esau, 56 cradles, 31 everywhere, 258 crocodile, 32 everyone, 106 crony, 159 evil, 20,57,121 crook, 109 eye, 5,35,171 crow, 33 face, 11,58 crown, 34,262 fair, 18,59,60,61,169 cry, 35 fairest, 33 cup, 216 fall, 62 cure, 181,235 falling out, 152 cut, 36,37,249 false, 61 cured, 51 father, 65,93 daughter, 160,170 favour, 126 day, 194 fear, 30,64,140,143 deferred, 110 feared, 41 deserve, 244 fearful, 188 desire, 38 feast, 29 despair, 39 feather, 16,225 despise, 132 felled, 176 devil, 63,91,155 fellowship, 189 devotion, 122 fetters, 65 diet,181 fight, 66 125 find, 149 goose, 225,263 fire, 46,67,87 grapes, 93 fish, 68,87 grass, 94 flock, 16 grave, 95 fly, 69,184 grease, 86 foal, 70 great, 96 fool, 71,72,73,74,75 greater, 207 76,127,159,209 grief, 97 foolish, 59,180 fulled, 267 foot, 34,95,177 hands, 56 forget, 77 hare, 99 forgive, 77 harvest, 248 forgotten, 172 hate, 136 follow, 228 hawk, 100 fortune, 4,78,79 head, 34,203 forward, 233 hear, 102 foul, 60,85,169 heart, 76,97,103,105 found, 206 heaven, 104,i05,158 fox, 80 heaviest, 106 fraud, 84,85 heed, 52,168 friend, 2,52, «81,82, bell, 53 125,172,198 helped, 51 friendship, 83,84 hen, 222 frost, C5 herring,9 fruit, 241 highest, 62 fry, 86 Horner, 107 frying-pan, 87 honesty, 10 gull, 17,108 honey, 108,231 galled, 115 honor, 191 gallop, 12 hook, 109 garden, 88 hope, 110,111 gate, 105 hornet, 112 geese, 89 horns, 113 genius, 153 horse, 53,94,114,115, gentlemen, 63 116,195,250 giant, 48 horseback, 12 giddy, 90 horseman, 23 girdle, 3 hose, 266 gluttony,98 hours, 184 God, 76,91,155 human, 55 gold, 6,65,92,105 hungry, 117 golden, 162 hurly-burly, 118 good, 1,13,27,29,119 husband, 119,262 126 idle, 120 man, 4,65,154,155,156 idleness, 121 195,212,257 ignorance, 122 manger, 42 index, 58 mare, 70 impossible, 151 marines, 157 jack, 240 marriages, 158 jackduv/, 123 marry, 159,160,161 Jacob, 56 master, 132,156,240 jealousy, 144 match, 166 joy, 124 may, 40,101 koep, 27 mean, 162 kill, 98 meat, 99 kinsfolk, 125 melancholy, 99 kissing, 126 men, 163 knaves, 127 merry, 75,26,49 knot, 128 milk, 164 know, 129 mill, 114, 165 lament, 186 miller, 165 last, 210 inind, 58, 163,213 -laugh, 35 mischief, 20 lawless, 146 ferryman, 181 lay, 194 miserable, 182 lead, 174 money, 72,159,166,167 leap, 134 monk, 39 least, 57 moon, 168 lick, 130 morning, 169 life, 131,132 mother, 122, 170 licking, 83 much, 120 li icing, 83 nail, 46 lion, 133 nay, 101 lip, 216 nece33lty, 247 little, 54,120 needle. 171 live, 50,182 nill, 251 loadstone, 147 •nine, 173 look, 134,135 nods, 107 love, 46,136,137,138, none, 205 139, 140'J'l42,143,144 nose, 174 145,146,147,148,149 nothin , 175,227 150,151,152 oak, 176 lovers, 152 obedient, 167 madmen, 71 odious, 28 madness, 153 offend, 30 malice, 264 old, 246 127 ox, 177 remains, 245 pain, 185,186 remedy, 7,64,179 x-’andora, 178 removed, 24 paradise, 53,73 renewing, 152 parted, 72 repentance, 185 paes, 183 rest, 38 past, 236 reward, 196 passion, 46 rhyme, 197 patience, 179 riches, 198 Paul, 199 rob, 199 Paul * a 250 rod, 224 pearl, 18 root, 121 penny, 180 ropes, 200 perfume, 218 rose, 201 Peter, 199 round, 90 physic, 182 row, 135 physician, 41,181 rule, 212 pie, 150 run, 66 pic, 150 saddle, 23 pikes, 183 suit, 62 pity, 263 sand, 200 pleasant, 184 sands, 202 pleasure, 185,186,226 savour, 254 plenty, 187 scab, 229 Plutus, 188 scald, 203 poor, 167 scholar, 204 pound, 180 second, 205 poverty, 189,190 see, 48 prui3e, 2 seek, 128,206 prepare, 111 seem, 207 prevail, 243 shame, 208,209 price, 148 shape, 130 pride, 190 sheep, 260 prophet, 191 ship, 202 pudding, 117 shoemaker, 210 pure, 192 shoes, 256 quiet, 181 shoulder, 48,211 race, 193 shrew, 212 rainy, 194 sight, 213 reason, 197 sink, 202 recalled, 236 Sisyphus, 214 reconciled, 52 sleeveless, 215 religion, 195 slip, 216 128 Slow, 217 thou, 207 smell, 210 thyself, 129 Smittafield, 250 time, 235,236,237 snake, 219 tit, 238 snare, 80 tools, 249 snow, 220,248 topsy-turvy, 239 sole, 34 Toulouse, 92 son, 63,96,222,224 trades, 240 soul, 97 tree, 62,241 spade, 223 trod, 177 spoil, 224 trot, 70 spare, 224 trouble, 7 spring, 245 trumps, 242 speak, 102 truth, 71,243 stars, 257 turn, 242, 244 starves, 94 twice, 22 steal, 225 unkindness, 36 stir, 112 vessel, 255 stolen, 226 violets, 245 s t onach, 227 virtiginous, SO stone, 214 virtue, 196,246,247 straw, 2l virtuous, 262 striving, 228 voice, 56 stream, 220 vomit, 44 strong, 193 wagon, 26 s: r3tition, 229 water, 67,68,165,226 sure, 217 way, 26 surety, 230 wear, 260 swan8, 89 weeds, 88 sweet, 131,1.5,226, weep, 263 231 welcome,248 3wift, 193 Westminster, 250 sword, 90,266 wheel, 43,211 tales, 232 whetstone, 249,253 tat, 238 white, 164,220,222 tears, 32 whore, 250 teeth, 93,233 wife, 119,250 temple, 91 will, 101,251 thick, 234 wince, 115 thin, 234 wine, 252,253,254,255 things, 237 wisdom, 256 think, 74,208 wi3e, 151,100,257 thirsty, 47 wist, 15 thorn, 201 wit, 253 129 witness, 258 wits, 259 wives, 232 wolf, 154,260,261 vfornn, 53,252,262, 263,264 wonder, 173 woolnc, 265 wool-ca-ther.itif-;, 259 words, 266 world, 90,127,267 wormwood, 17 worst. 111 would, 40 wounds, 209 wrath, 221 yellow, 268