02187cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000200012624500600014626400510020630000470025733600260030433700260033033800360035650000310039250801140042352012470053753400450178465300130182985600430184239281UtSlPG20260610133911.0mcr n260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a13021653  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPN1 aPreston, Thomas12aA dictionary of English proverbs and proverbial phrases 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2012  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2012-03-27  aProduced by Delphine Lettau, Lisa Reigel, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases" by Thomas Preston is a reference work that compiles proverbs and proverbial phrases in English, likely written in the late 19th century. This collection serves as an educational tool, encapsulating moral maxims and insights embedded in proverbs which have been passed down through generations. Each entry reflects the wisdom and wit of the English-speaking world, making it an indispensable guide for anyone interested in the richness of the language.  At the start of the dictionary, the author introduces the significance of proverbs as historic tools of instruction and moral guidance. In the preface, Preston discusses the evolution of proverbs over time and the need for a contemporary compilation that is user-friendly, structured, and easily referenced. He acknowledges past collections and aims to improve upon them by organizing the proverbs alphabetically and offering a copious index, thus allowing readers to find sayings related to specific themes or keywords swiftly. This foundation sets the stage for the subsequent entries, which contain a wide array of proverbs reflecting different aspects of life and human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aProverbs40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39281