Author: Richard Baron
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bildungsromans
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Well Begun is Half Done, Or The Young Painter
Author: Richard Baron
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bildungsromans
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bildungsromans
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs
Author: Martin H. Manser
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 0816066736
Category : Proverbs, English
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Lists the meaning and origin of more than 1,700 traditional and contemporary English proverbs.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 0816066736
Category : Proverbs, English
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Lists the meaning and origin of more than 1,700 traditional and contemporary English proverbs.
Japanese Proverbs and Sayings
Author: Daniel Crump Buchanan
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806110820
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Collection of 2,500 maxims and adages, selected as illustrative of Japanese thought, giving transliterations of Japanese originals as well an English parallels.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806110820
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Collection of 2,500 maxims and adages, selected as illustrative of Japanese thought, giving transliterations of Japanese originals as well an English parallels.
The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
Author: Jennifer Speake
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0198734905
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
This unique and thoroughly revised collection contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English, drawing on the resources of the Oxford Languages team for the most up-to-date research. Lively and compelling, it is filled with favourites - old and new - with a strong emphasis on meanings of proverbs catalogued.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0198734905
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
This unique and thoroughly revised collection contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English, drawing on the resources of the Oxford Languages team for the most up-to-date research. Lively and compelling, it is filled with favourites - old and new - with a strong emphasis on meanings of proverbs catalogued.
A Dictionary of Proverbs
Author: Jennifer Speake
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191580015
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This unique and authoritative dictionary contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English and uses research from the Oxford English Corpus, the world's largest language databank. This edition has been revised and fully updated and includes numerous entirely new entries. It also features expanded coverage of foreign language proverbs currently in use in English. With an emphasis on examples of usage, including the earliest written evidence of its use, this A-Z guide provides a thorough - and fascinating - history for every entry. Arranged in A-Z format and with a useful thematic index, A Dictionary of Proverbs is ideal for browsing and perfectly suited for quick reference. Look up your old favourites, learn punchy new expressions to get your point across, and find the answer to that crossword clue. Seeing is believing: find proverbs relevant to every aspect of life in this entertaining and informative collection.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191580015
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This unique and authoritative dictionary contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English and uses research from the Oxford English Corpus, the world's largest language databank. This edition has been revised and fully updated and includes numerous entirely new entries. It also features expanded coverage of foreign language proverbs currently in use in English. With an emphasis on examples of usage, including the earliest written evidence of its use, this A-Z guide provides a thorough - and fascinating - history for every entry. Arranged in A-Z format and with a useful thematic index, A Dictionary of Proverbs is ideal for browsing and perfectly suited for quick reference. Look up your old favourites, learn punchy new expressions to get your point across, and find the answer to that crossword clue. Seeing is believing: find proverbs relevant to every aspect of life in this entertaining and informative collection.
Well Begun is Half Done, Or, Look to His Character with Whom You Place Your Son
Author: Mrs. E. Burrows
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Adages
Author: Desiderius Erasmus
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802023735
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802023735
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
Author: Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher: Merriam-Webster
ISBN: 9780877793410
Category : Antonyms
Languages : en
Pages : 950
Book Description
The ideal guide to choosing the right word. Entries go beyond the word lists of a thesaurus, explaining important differences between synonyms. Provides over 17,000 usage examples. Lists antonyms and related words.
Publisher: Merriam-Webster
ISBN: 9780877793410
Category : Antonyms
Languages : en
Pages : 950
Book Description
The ideal guide to choosing the right word. Entries go beyond the word lists of a thesaurus, explaining important differences between synonyms. Provides over 17,000 usage examples. Lists antonyms and related words.
Liturgy for the New Millennium
Author: Anscar J. Chupungco
Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 9780814661741
Category : Catholic Church. Sacramentary (U.S.)
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Liturgy for the New Millennium
Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 9780814661741
Category : Catholic Church. Sacramentary (U.S.)
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Liturgy for the New Millennium
The Multicultural Dictionary of Proverbs
Author: Harold V. Cordry
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476607354
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
All cultures have proverbs that capsulize subjects simply and effectively. Many of these are cross-cultural. For example, according to a Danish proverb, "The greater the fear, the nearer the danger," while a Latin proverb says, "The less there is of fear, the less there is danger." This work includes over 20,000 proverbs from more than 120 languages, nationalities and ethnic groups. The proverbs are arranged under 1,300 headings (e.g., accidents, divided loyalty, marriage, prosperity, shame), and each includes the nationality, group or language in which it originated. Comprehensive keyword and subject indexes allow access to the material in multiple ways.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476607354
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
All cultures have proverbs that capsulize subjects simply and effectively. Many of these are cross-cultural. For example, according to a Danish proverb, "The greater the fear, the nearer the danger," while a Latin proverb says, "The less there is of fear, the less there is danger." This work includes over 20,000 proverbs from more than 120 languages, nationalities and ethnic groups. The proverbs are arranged under 1,300 headings (e.g., accidents, divided loyalty, marriage, prosperity, shame), and each includes the nationality, group or language in which it originated. Comprehensive keyword and subject indexes allow access to the material in multiple ways.