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The
Willing Horse; a Novel
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
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A Dictionary of American Proverbs
(a) Don't overwork the willing horse. (b) Never overwork a willing horse. Rec. dist.
:Ont. 1st cit.: 1477 Paston Letters, ed.Gairdner (1872- 75); US1924Bridges, Red
Lodge. 20c. coll.: ODEP 768, Whiting(MP) 324. 26. Don't pay for a dead horse.
Wolfgang Mieder, Stewart A. Kingsbury, Kelsie B. Harder, 1992
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Willing horse will not on other will - . 1654: Gayton, Pleasant Notes DonQ. ,75, If
one won't another will. 1 709: O. Dykes, Eng. Proverbs, 2nd ed., Title-page. If one
will not, another will; or, why was the market made? 1771: in Garnck Corresp., ...
George Latimer Apperson, Martin H. Manser, Stephen J. Curtis, 2005
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
wild horses would not (do something etc) see wild. a willing horse someone who
is willing to work, to help people etc: Poor Helen is a willing horse and seems to
do three-quarters of the work of the whole committee. [An allusion to a saying ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
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A Changing World of Words: Studies in English Historical ...
Good worker: Willing horse has also been found referring to a person who works
well and without complaint (Ridout & Witting, 1969: 126). These authors record a
proverb: Never spur a willing horse with the meaning "Don't urge him on to work ...
Javier E. Díaz Vera, 2002
wild horses would not (do something etc) see wild. a willing horse scmeone who
is willing to work, to help people etc: Poor Helen is a willing horse and seems to
do three-quarters of the work of the whole committee. [An allusion to a saying ...
Russian proverb Do not spur a willing horse. Pliny the Younger Be wise in time,
and turn loose the aging horse, lest at last he stumble amid jeers and break his
wind. Horace The horse is tamed and taught to perform his work. Ptah Hotep
Corn ...
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Proverbial Language in English Drama Exclusive of ...
H638* Do not spur a free (willing) HORSE (Varied from 1477) [ERAS. Adagia
89B: Calcar addere currenti.] c1587 (1599) Greene Al- phonsus 4.3 1449f.:
Horses that be free Do need no spurs. c1590 (1605) King Leir 26.2409f.: My
Lege, tis ...
Robert William Dent, 1984
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Dictionary of European Proverbs
... non a) a good horse should be seldom spurred b) a running horse needs no
spur c) a willing horse must not be whipped d) do not spur a willing horse e) it is
not the bridle and spur that makes a good horse f ) the willing horse never needs
...
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