Proverbs, Sentences, and Proverbial Phrases from English Writings Mainly Before 1500

by Bartlett Jere Whiting

Book Overview

This book is a collection of English proverbs, sentences, and proverbial phrases from the Middle Ages. The material is drawn from an exhaustive examination of the surviving texts, mainly printed ones but some still in manuscript.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674719506
• ISBN13: 9780674719507
• Release Date: January 1968
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 784 Pages
• Weight: 3.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 7.4" x 10.1"