Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources / Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them

by Rev. James Wood

Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare, / And beauty draws us with a single hair. Pope.

Fair words butter no parsnips. Pr.

Faire bonne mine à mauvaise jeu—To put a good face on the matter. Fr.

Faire le chien couchant—To play the spaniel; to 45 cringe. Fr.

Faire le diable à quatre—To play the devil or deuce. Fr.

Faire le pendant—To be the fellow. Fr.

Faire mon devoir—To do my duty. Fr.

Faire patte de velours—To coax (lit. make a velvet paw). Fr.

Faire prose sans le savoir—To speak prose 50 without knowing it. Molière.

Faire sans dire—To act without talking. Fr.