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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![The Proverbs of Scotland](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnqjrbacy1f8a5z5mysynvj/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20261019%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261019T133449Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=b0e2d5e7e5abd08253f7582817261665f125f23b54cded5e8860bf77b9b991a8) ## About this work The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside THE PROVERBS OF SCOTLAND. "I am of opinion, Sancho," said Don Quixote, "that there is no proverb which is not true, because they are all sentences drawn from experience itself, the mother of all the sciences." THE Proverbs of Scotland WITH EXPLANATORY AND ILLUSTRATIVE NOTES AND A GLOSSARY. BY ALEXANDER HISLOP. NEW EDITION. ENTIRELY REVISED AND SUPPLEMENTED. EDINBURGH: ALEXANDER HISLOP & COMPANY. 1868\. Transcriber's Note: Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. Dialect spellings and inconsistent hyphenation have been retained. The following table has been added for convenience. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U W Y GLOSSARY TO SIR WILLIAM STIRLING MAXWELL, BART. OF KEIR, M.P., "One deeply versed in proverb lore," THE PRESENT COLLECTION OF SCOTTISH PROVERBS IS, BY PERMISSION, MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED. PREFACE. he gathering together of the Proverbs of Scotland has occupied the attention of several collectors. The earliest work on the subject which has been traced is that of Beaton, Archbishop of Glasgow, who, about the time of the Reformation, made a small collection. The definite information which we have of this work is so very slight, however, that it has been of little or no value to subsequent collectors and writers on the subject. The first collection of importance is the well-known one made by the Rev. David Fergusson, minister of Dunfermline, who was a contemporary of Archbishop Beaton. Fergusson's collection, which numbered 940 proverbs, was, all circumstances considered, a very commendable one; and it has served as a foundation to the labours of subsequent workers in the same field. The next is that of James Kelly, published in London in 1721. This volume contains nearly 3000 proverbs, and is very carefully arranged, with notes and parallel illustrations. The… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fthe-proverbs-of-scotland) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. 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