A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs / Comprising French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and Danish, with English Translations and a General Index

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Vino que es bueno no ha menester pregonero. Good wine needs no crier.

Viuda lozana, ó casada, ó sepultada, ó emparedada. A buxom widow must be married, buried, or cloistered.

Viva quien vence. Long life to the conqueror.

Vos doña, yo doña, quien botara á porca fora. You a lady, I a lady, who is to put the sow out of doors? (Galician.)

Voz del pueblo es voz de Dios. The voice of the people is the voice of God.

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Xabonar cabeza de asno, perdimiento de xabon. To lather an ass’s head is only wasting soap.

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Yerba mala no le empece la helada. Ill weeds are not hurt by the frost.