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100 1 _aPreston, Thomas
245 1 2 _aA dictionary of English proverbs and proverbial phrases
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2012-03-27
508 _aProduced by Delphine Lettau, Lisa Reigel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aProverbs
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39281
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