The Oxford dictionary of English proverbs.

Smith, William, 1813-1893, The Oxford dictionary of English proverbs, 1970

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Creator:: Smith, William, 1813–1893
Title(s):: The Oxford dictionary of English proverbs.
Edition:: Third edition ; revised by F.P. Wilson with an introduction by Joanna Wilson.
Published/Created:: Oxford, England : Clarendon Press, 1970.
Physical Description:: xix, 930 pages ; 24 cm
Holdings:: Reference Library
PN6421 S55 1970 (LC)
Accessible in the Reference Library [Hours]
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/alma/9910633408651
Classification:: Books
Notes:: First-2d editions by W. G. Smith.
First two editions compiled by William George Smith.
Also issued online.
Originally compiled by W.G. Smith.
1990 printing. 22883045680008651
A collection of proverbs followed by quotations illustrating the various forms the proverb has taken from its first recorded use until the present.
Subject Terms:: Proverbes.
Proverbs, English
Proverbs, English
Proverbs, English.
Proverbs.
Quotations.
Form/Genre:: Reference works
Reference works.
Contributors:: Wilson, F. P. (Frank Percy), 1889–1963, author.
Wilson, Joanna, 1900–1985, writer of introduction.
Smith, William, 1813–1893. Oxford dictionary of English proverbs.
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