A dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

Works Cited from Modern Editions
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Bible: Authorised Version of the English Bible 1611 ed. W. A. Wright (5 vols., Cambridge, 1909).
Chaucer, G., Works, ed. F. N. Robinson (ed. 2, London, 1966).
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Thematic Index
absence
ABSENCE makes the heart grow fonder he who is ABSENT is always in the wrong the BEST of friends must part
BLUE are the hills that are far away
DISTANCE lends enchantment to the view
OUT of sight, out of mind