polyglot proverbs

http://www.archive.org/stream/polyglotofforeig00bohn/polyglotofforeig00bohn_djvu.txt

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Brebis trop apprivoisee de trop d'agueaux est tettee. The

sheep that is too tame is sucked by too many lambs.


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A casa de tu hermano no iras cada serano. Go not every

evening to your brother's house.'
A casa de tu tia, mas no cada dia. Go to your mint's house,

but not every day.


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Oncques vieil singe ne fit belle moue. An old ape never

made a pretty grimace.


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the formatting sucks but the proverbs are good. and "tia" = "aunt", not "mint". probably OCR'd badly.

a better copy (scanned not OCR'd)

http://books.google.fr/books?id=WWoVAAAAMAAJ&printsec=titlepage#v=onepage&q&f=false

Originally posted by zeeblebot
the formatting sucks but the proverbs are good. and "tia" = "aunt", not "mint". probably OCR'd badly.

the scan verifies the original said "aunt", not "mint".