Proverb Lore

CHAPTER I

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Value of Study of Proverbs -- Difficulty of exact Definition -- Definitions by various Writers -- The Saw -- The Adage -- The Essentials of a Proverb -- The Value of Brevity -- Legitimate Use of Hyperbole -- Proverbs often one-sided Views of Truth -- Sometimes contradict each other -- Figurativeness of Language -- A very characteristic Feature -- Parables of our...