English Proverbs with Moral Reflexions (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1713. Excerpt: ... man without a ferny in his Pocket, is neither fit for a Coffee-Houfeyn.(K the common Converfatiin of the Town. A Lank-Boy to light him Home in a dark Night, is his Mafter y and z Porter, none of his Companion, or Servant. Many a /?w 0- /?.A/im walks /z-jfoo? in.Kgx now-a-days up on this Account, while the rich Knave rides in his Coach, clad in Furr and Velvet. In a Word, it is Money that carries on all the Bus'nefs upon Earth 5 and there is nothing to be done without it in any Affair, either of Neceffity, or Conve tuence of common Support, ordinary Traffick, or living happily in the World. ' P R O V. Many talk of Robin Hood, that never hot in his Bow. . . Reflexion. THE Story of this, famous as well known amongft Men, Women., and Children, throughout the whole Kingdom, as the Cburch-Catechifm, or the traElice.of Fiety. But every one is not a Saint, that talks of Religion 5 nor every Man an Archer, that fpeaks of RoelnF 2 Hood, Hood, let him boafl never fa much of his Bows, and his Arrows. The King of Arragon could not have made the World Better, for all his boafted Wifdont and Blafphemy. This Otierb is applicable to all ignorant Pretenders and Braggadochios whatfoever, either in Knowledge, or in Bufenefs: As if a Maker of Mftffe-Traft ftiould fet up for an Engineer, a CountryFiddler fhouldfanfy himfelf Mafter ofMuJick, or a Tar of the Thames mould crack of Navigation and (hooting of Gulpbs. But there are a thoufand other Bravados, befides thofe, couch'd under this comical Allufion of Robin Hood's Adventures. The Pirates indeed have fome Pretence to roving at Sea, while other People do but rattle and rave at Land, who never were of Avery Crew-., never faw the Face of Madagafcar, and, perhaps, Bever faird out of the Downs. However, they onl...