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Art. XVI.—Oriental Proverbs in their Relations to Folklore, History, Sociology; with Suggestions for their Collection, Interpretation, Publication.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

Extract

Eleven years ago I had the honour to read a paper before this Society, entitled “Five Hundred Questions on the Social Condition of the People of India.” That paper has been widely circulated, and has excited some interest on the subject. Since then, I have prosecuted one department of it—Oriental Proverbs in Relation to the Life and History of the People in India.

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Copyright © The Royal Asiatic Society 1875

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References

page 349 note 1 This feeling against mothers-in-law is very strongly expressed in Russian proverbs.

page 351 note 1 Böhtlingk, , in his excellent “Indische Spruche,”Google Scholar has collected a large number of Aphorisms, but these cannot be called proverbs.

page 351 note 2 See Lewis on the Romance Languages.