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A compleat collection of English proverbs : also the most celebrated proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other languages /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ray, John, 1627-1705
Other Authors: Hughs, John, 1703-1771 (Printer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Printed by J. Hughs ... for Olive Payne ..., MDCCXXXVII [1737]
Edition:The third edition, augmented with many hundreds of words, observations, letters, &c.
Subjects:
English language > Provincialisms.
Proverbs, English > Early works to 1800.
Proverbs, Scottish > Early works to 1800.
English language > Provincialisms > Early works to 1800.
English language > Obsolete words > Early works to 1800.
English language > Obsolete words.
Proverbs, English.
Proverbs, Scottish.
Early works.

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Call Number: PN6420 R3 1737
Notes: Handwritten in pencil on fly-leaf: "T. F. Powys's copy from THeodora Scult (adopted daughter).
Ephemera: Handwritten note in pencil describing publication history and importance of Ray's work, inserted.
The Cushing Library Lit/Mitchell copy was donated by J. Lawrence Mitchell.
 
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