1676. Try. Try your friend before you trust him.
1677. Tub. Every tub must stand on its own bottom.
1678. Turn. One good turn deserves another.
1679. Turned. Swine, women, and bees are not to be turned.
1680. Twelfth day. At twelfth-day the days are lengthened a cock's stride.
1681. Twenty. As good twenty as nineteen.
1682. Twice. If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.
1683. Two faces. Never carry two faces under one hat.
1684. Two heads. Two heads are better than one.
1685. Two places. One cannot be in two places at once.
1686. Two Sundays. When two Sundays come in one week—that is, never.
1687. Unhappy. An unhappy lad may make a good man.
1688. Units. The greatest number is made up of units.
1689. Unknown. Unknown, unmissed.
1690. Unminded. Unminded, unmoaned.
1691. Untaught. Better untaught than ill-taught.
1692. Use. Use is second nature.
1693. Use. Use the means, and God will give the blessing.
1694. Utility. Utility is preferable to grandeur.
1696. Valley. He who stays in the valley will never get over the hill.
1697. Valour. Valour can do little without discretion.
1698. Valour. Valour that parleys is near yielding.
1699. Venture. Nothing venture nothing win.
1700. Venture. Venture a small fish to catch a great one.
1701. Venture. Venture not all in one ship.
1702. Very last. Fools think themselves wise to the very last.
1703. Vicar of Bray. The vicar of Bray will be vicar of Bray still.
1704. Vice. Vice is nourished by being concealed.
1705. Vine. Make the vine poor, and it will make you rich.
1706. Vinegar. The sweetest wine makes the sharpest vinegar.
1707. Virtues. Search others for their virtues, thyself for their faults.
1708. Vows. Vows made in storms are forgotten in calms.
1709. Wager. A wager is a fool's argument.
1710. Wages. He who serves well need not be afraid to ask his wages.
1711. Waits. He that waits on another man's trencher, makes many a late dinner.
1712. Want. The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it.
1713. Want of. For want of a nail the shoe is lost; for want of a shoe the horse is lost; for want of a horse the rider is lost.
1714. War. War, hunting, and law, are as full of trouble as pleasure.
1715. War. War is death's feast.
1716. War. Who preacheth war is the devil's chaplain.
1717. War (good). He that makes a good war makes a good peace.
1718. Wares (good). Good wares make quick markets.
1719. Warm. He that is warm thinks all are so.
1720. Warm. He is wise enough that can keep himself warm in winter.
1722. Washing. There's no washing the blackamore white.
1723. Waste. Waste not, want not.
1724. Waste. Wilful waste makes woeful want.
1725. Watch. Good watch prevents misfortune.
1726. Watch. You may be a wise man though you cannot make a watch.
1727. Watched pot. A watched pot never boils.
1729. Water. We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
1730. Wax. He that hath a head of wax must not walk in the sun.
1731. Way. Where there's a will there's a way.
1732. Ways (more). There are more ways to kill a dog than hanging.
1733. Ways. To him that wills ways are not wanting.
1734. Weakest. Let the weakest go to the wall.
1735. Weakest. Where it is weakest there the thread breaketh.
1736. Wealth. Their folly pleads the privilege of wealth.
1737. Wearer. The wearer best knows where the shoe pinches.
1738. Wearing. Everything is the worse for wearing.
1739. Wears. Constant dropping wears the stone.
1740. Weather. 'Tis pity fair weather should do any harm.
1741. Weather (change). Any flat can talk of change of weather.
1742. Wedding. Wedding and ill-wintering tame both man and beast.
1743. Wedlock. Wedlock is a padlock.
1744. Weds. Who weds ere he be wise shall die ere he thrive.
1745. Weep. As great a pity to see a woman weep, as to see a goose go barefoot.
1746. Welcome. As welcome as the flowers in May.
1747. Welcome. "Welcome death," quoth the rat, when the trap fell down.
1748. Welcome. Welcome is the best dish on the table.
1750. Well. When the well is dug it is easy enough to pump.
1751. Well-doing. Be not weary of well-doing.
1752. Well-ordered. All things are soon prepared in a well-ordered house.
1753. Wells. Well-drawn wells give the sweetest water.
1754. Wept. I wept when I was born, and every day shows why.
1755. Whet. A whet is no let [hindrance].
1756. Whistle. You may pay too dear for your whistle.
1757. Why. There's ne'er a why, but there's a wherefore.
1758. Wide. Wide will wear but narrow will tear.
1759. Wife. Choose your wife on Saturday, and not on a Sunday.
1760. Wife. He that goes far from home for a wife, either intends to cheat or will be cheated.
1761. Wife. A man's best fortune or his worst is his wife.
1762. Wife. There is one good wife in the country, and every man thinks he hath her.
1763. Wife (good). A good wife makes a good husband.
1766. Wife (news). He that tells his wife news is but newly married.
1767. Wild oats. Happy is he who hath sown his wild oats betimes.
1768. Wiles. Wise men are not caught by wiles.
1769. Wilful. If wilful will to water, wilful must be drowned.
1770. Wilful man. A wilful man never wants woe.
1771. Will. Take the will for the deed.
1772. Will. They that cannot do as they will, must do as they can.
1773. Will. Will without reason is blind.
1774. Will not. If one will not, another will.
1775. Will (ready). Where the will is ready, the feet are light.
1776. Will (way). Where there's a will there's a way.
1777. Willing horse. All lay load on the willing horse.
1778. Willing mind. Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.
1779. Willows. Willows are weak, yet they bend other wood.
1780. Win. Win first, lose last.
1787. Wind (ill). It's an ill wind that blows nobody good.
1790. Windfalls. None ever yet got fat on windfalls.
1791. Windmill. You cannot drive a windmill with a pair of bellows.
1792. Wine. More have been drowned in wine than water.
1793. Wine. When wine sinks, words swim.
1794. Wine. Wine is the master's, but the goodness is the drawer's.
1795. Wine (good). Good wine needs no bush.
1796. Wine (in). When wine is in, wit is out.
1797. Wine (turncoat). Wine is a turncoat, first a friend, then an enemy.
1798. Wink. Wink at small faults.
1799. Wink. A wink's as good as a nod to a blind horse.
1800. Winter (good). A good winter brings a good summer.
1801. Winter. Winter finds out what summer lays up.
1802. Wisdom. By wisdom peace, by peace plenty.
1803. Wisdom. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
1804. Wisdom. Wisdom rides upon the ruins of folly.
1805. Wise. Better wise than wealthy.
1806. Wise men. Wise men care not for what they cannot have.
1807. Wishes. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
1808. Wishes. If wishes were thrushes, beggars would eat birds.
1809. Wishes. If wishes would bide, beggars would ride.
1810. Wishes. If wishes were butter-cakes, beggars would bite.
1811. Wit. Wit is the lightning of the mind.
1812. Wit. Wit bought is twice taught.
1813. Wit. You may truss up all his wit in an egg-shell.
1814. Wit. Wit ill applied is a dangerous weapon.
1815. Wit. Wit is folly, unless a wise man hath the keeping of it.
1816. Wit. Wit may be bought too dear.
1817. Wits. He that lives upon his wits, breaks for want of stock.
1818. Wive. A man cannot both wive and thrive in a year.
1819. Woe. Woe follows wickedness.
1820. Wolf. He had enough to keep the wolf from the door.
1821. Wolves. Wolves lose their teeth, but not their memory.
1822. Woman's strength. A woman's strength is in her tongue.
1823. Woman's work. A woman's work is never at an end.
1824. Women. Discreet women have neither eyes nor ears.
1825. Women (wills). Women must have their wills while they live, because they make none when they die.
1826. Wonder. A wonder lasts but nine days.
1827. Woo. To woo is a pleasure in young men, a fault in old.
1828. Woodcock. One woodcock does not make a winter.
1830. Wool. Many go for wool and come back shorn.
1831. Wool sellers. Wool sellers know wool buyers.
1832. Word. An honest man's word is as good as his bond.
1836. Words. Words are like weights, gravity gives them effect.
1837. Words. Words are for women, actions for men.
1839. Word (enough). A word is enough to the wise.
1840. Words (evening). Words spoken in an evening the wind carrieth away.
1841. Words (fair). Fair words butter no parsnips.
1842. Words (fair). Fair words will not keep a cat from starving.
1843. Words (few). Few words are best.
1844. Words (good). Good words cool more than cold water.
1845. Words (good). Good words fill not a sack.
1846. Words (many). Many words will not fill a bushel.
1847. Words (soft). Soft words hurt not the mouth.
1848. Work. They that will not work in heat, must hunger in frost.
1849. Workmen (bad). Bad workmen always complain of their tools.
1850. World. One half of the world knows not how the other half lives.
1851. World. The world is his who knows how to wait for it.
1852. World. The world was never so dull but if one won't another will.
1853. World. This world is nothing except it tend to the next.
1854. World's pulse. There needs a long time to know the world's pulse.
1855. Worm. Tread on a worm and it will turn.
1856. Worst. When things get to the worst, they'll mend.
1857. Worst spoke. The worst spoke in the cart-wheel breaks first.
1859. Wounds. Wounds may heal, but not those made by ill words.
1860. Wranglers. Wranglers never want words.
1861. Wrath. A soft answer turneth away wrath.
1862. Wrestle. He that is thrown would ever wrestle.
1863. Wretch. He who maketh others wretched is himself a wretch, whether prince or peasant.
1864. Wrongs. Two wrongs will not make a right.
1865. Wrong sow. To take the wrong sow by the ear.
1866. Year. Say no ill of the year till it is passed.
1867. Years. Years know more than books.
1869. Yorkshire. Yorkshire fashion—every man pay his share.
1870. Young. Old young, and old long.
1871. Yourself. Help yourself and your friends will like you.
1872. Yourself. If you want a thing done, do it yourself.
1873. Youth. A growing youth hath a wolf in his stomach.
1875. Youth. Youth and white paper take any impression.
1876. Youth. Youth will have its swing.
1877. Yule. Yule is good on Yule even.
1878. Zeal. Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.
1879. Zeal. Zeal without knowledge is frenzy.
1880. Zeal. Zeal without knowledge is the sister of folly.
The Subject Words of the Dictionary are not repeated here.
| Word | No. |
| A | |
| Ability—gentility | 668 |
| Abroad—beef | 460 |
| Abundance—money | 1099 |
| Accuser | 735 |
| Acorn—October | 1167 |
| Acquittance | 614 |
| Acquaintances | 571 |
| Actions | 1282 |
| Actions for men | 1837 |
| Advantage | 628 |
| Adversity—friends | 645 |
| Adversity tries | 1301 |
| Affairs—others | 1305 |
| Affairs of men | 1616 |
| Afraid—cowardice | 342 |
| Afternoon—fair | 1104 |
| Age—rueful | 1342 |
| Age—save | 1390 |
| Age—youth | 1874 |
| Agrees worse | 1302 |
| Air—castles | 206 |
| Alloy—joy | 874 |
| Almanacks | 330 |
| Alone—better | 54 |
| Amends—angry | 32 |
| Angry man | 827 |
| Another's table | 1577 |
| Answer—fool | 603 |
| Appetite | 475 |
| Apple—rotten | 1372 |
| April—rainy | 1052 |
| Architect | 625 |
| Argument—fact | 528 |
| Argument—wager | 1709 |
| Arm—bone in | 143 |
| Armour—hog | 790 |
| Ash | 454 |
| Asleep—sorrow | 1475 |
| Ass—head | 765 |
| Ass—mere | 1403 |
| Ass—ride | 1361 |
| Autumn | 48 |
| B | |
| Bachelors | 1039 |
| Back—the | 169 |
| Bacon—father's | 241 |
| Bad clothes—truth | 1673 |
| Bad company | 84 |
| Bad excuse | 516 |
| Bad sack | 1378 |
| Baggage—riches | 1360 |
| Bait—fishes' mouth | 589 |
| Bait—wind | 1783 |
| Bake—brew | 164 |
| Bankrupt—beggar | 95 |
| Bare—spare | 1483 |
| Barefoot | 392 |
| Bargain—bad | 113 |
| Bark at—thieves | 1594 |
| Barks—old dog | 1175 |
| Barley—St. David's | 1382 |
| Barrel—knock | 798 |
| Bartholomew—St. | 420 |
| Basket—one | 478 |
| Bat—blind | 132 |
| Battle—afraid | 12 |
| Battle—colours | 291 |
| Battle—hard | 498 |
| Beast—nature | 1133 |
| Beauty—fancy | 546 |
| Bed—early to | 463 |
| Bed—supperless | 1562 |
| Bed-fellows | 796 |
| Bed-fellows—poverty | 1279 |
| Beef—buys | 86 |
| Bees—turned | 1679 |
| Beg—poor | 1358 |
| Beggar—quarrel | 1322 |
| Beggars—bite | 1810 |
| Beggars—eat birds | 1808 |
| Beggars—ride | 1809 |
| Beggars—wishes | 1807 |
| Beggar's purse | 1302 |
| Beggary | 837 |
| Bellows—windmill | 1791 |
| Besom—sweep | 1570 |
| Best day—Wednesday | 1094 |
| Better—good | 699 |
| Bide—wishes | 1809 |
| Bill—bites | 336 |
| Bind—fast | 551 |
| Bind—sure | 1564 |
| Bird—best | 1211 |
| Birdcall | 587 |
| Bird—catch | 1386 |
| Bird—early | 465 |
| Bird—fairest | 361 |
| Bird—old | 223 |
| Bird—roost | 1366 |
| Bird—sing | 1442 |
| Birds—little | 970 |
| Birds of prey | 1291 |
| Bite—bark | 442 |
| Bite best—fish | 1784 |
| Bite—beggars | 1810 |
| Bite—fish | 1782 |
| Bite—own dog | 1203 |
| Biters—barkers | 71 |
| Bitter—sweet | 829 |
| Bitter thing | 1535 |
| Blackamore | 1722 |
| Blackberries | 1262 |
| Blame—bidden | 118 |
| Blame—pity | 1251 |
| Blamed—truth | 1674 |
| Blessing—God | 1693 |
| Blind—will | 1773 |
| Blind horse—mettle | 1074 |
| Blind horse—wink | 1799 |
| Blind—love | 1001 |
| Blossom—timely | 1627 |
| Blow—felled | 1165 |
| Blow—first | 578 |
| Blow—second | 1410 |
| Blows—unkind | 1838 |
| Blows—wind | 1787 |
| Boast—great | 140 |
| Body—think | 1598 |
| Bond—honest man's | 1832 |
| Bone—bred | 162 |
| Bone—tongue | 1636 |
| Bones—buys | 23 |
| Book—author | 50 |
| Books—years | 1867 |
| Born—stable | 1514 |
| Born—wept | 1754 |
| Borrow—contented | 313 |
| Borrowing | 1477 |
| Bosom—snake | 1462 |
| Bottle—milk | 1076 |
| Bottom—bare | 1483 |
| Bottom—fish | 584 |
| Bottom—spare | 1484 |
| Bottom—tub | 505 |
| Bought wit | 1812 |
| Brain—idle | 832 |
| Brains—mob | 1091 |
| Branch—roost | 1366 |
| Brave—the | 624 |
| Bray—vicar of | 1703 |
| Bread—buttered | 182 |
| Bread—dry | 460 |
| Bread, no | 737 |
| Bread—eaten | 623 |
| Bread—snow | 544 |
| Breakfast | 801 |
| Breath—mother's | 1112 |
| Bride—sun | 745 |
| Brim—spare | 1484 |
| Broken at last | 1250 |
| Broken—promises | 1299 |
| Broken staff | 1667 |
| Broom—furze | 660 |
| Broth—cooks | 1506 |
| Brusher's—critics | 354 |
| Bud—nip | 1150 |
| Build—flit | 1213 |
| Build houses | 613 |
| Build—pull down | 1310 |
| Built—Rome | 1369 |
| Bung-holes | 1393 |
| Buried—rich | 1140 |
| Burneth—gown | 581 |
| Bush—beats | 122 |
| Bush—bird | 120 |
| Bush—wine | 1795 |
| Bushel—corn | 1058 |
| Business | 503 |
| Butter—cheese | 1075 |
| Butter—parsnips | 1465 |
| Butter-cakes | 1810 |
| Buttock | 63 |
| Buy—houses | 613 |
| Buyers—wool | 1831 |
| C | |
| Cable—mouse | 1620 |
| Cake—good | 375 |
| Calendar | 396 |
| Calends | 866 |
| Calf—bad | 339 |
| Calm—storm | 1540 |
| Calm sea—pilot | 1244 |
| Calms—vows | 1708 |
| Calves—fat | 229 |
| Camel's back | 919 |
| Camels—gnats | 682 |
| Candle—devil | 417 |
| Candle-stick | 195 |
| Candle—sport | 1509 |
| Candlemas—wind | 1785 |
| Care—coin | 287 |
| Care—court | 329 |
| Care—goods | 974 |
| Care—kill | 214 |
| Care—sings | 1444 |
| Cares—children | 248 |
| Cart—creaks | 350 |
| Cart-wheel | 1857 |
| Castle—house | 489 |
| Cat—care | 201 |
| Cat—fair words | 1842 |
| Cat—mercy | 1067 |
| Cat—old | 1173 |
| Cat—scalded | 1401 |
| Cats—muffled | 1123 |
| Catch bird | 1386 |
| Caught—thief | 1592 |
| Certainty | 227 |
| Chance—main | 226 |
| Change mind | 1083 |
| Change of weather | 1741 |
| Chapel of devotion | 225 |
| Chastening | 317 |
| Cheap—pity | 1251 |
| Cheapest—best | 111 |
| Cheeriman—Doctor | 1240 |
| Cheese—butter | 1075 |
| Cheese—chalk | 224 |
| Chickens—count | 324 |
| Chickens—crumbs | 366 |
| Chickens—curses | 371 |
| Chickens—picking | 244 |
| Child—nurse | 893 |
| Child—train | 239 |
| Children—devil's | 1013 |
| Children—maid's | 52 |
| Children—twice | 1182 |
| Chimneys | 1466 |
| Chin—swim | 1572 |
| Chip—stock | 1533 |
| Choice—the | 53 |
| Choosers—beggars | 97 |
| Christened | 687 |
| Churchyard—fat | 729 |
| Churchyard—May | 810 |
| City—pity | 1252 |
| Civility | 1117 |
| Clasp—one hand | 1189 |
| Clay—St. David's | 1382 |
| Clergy—wit | 1114 |
| Clerk—clock | 268 |
| Cloak—religion | 1350 |
| Cloth—ale | 22 |
| Cloth—coat | 278 |
| Clothes—critics | 354 |
| Cloud—pryeth | 1306 |
| Clouting—sack | 1378 |
| Clown—doctor | 437 |
| Clown—title | 1628 |
| Coat—gay | 279 |
| Cock—crows | 778 |
| Cock's stride | 1680 |
| Coin—own | 1217 |
| Cold—soon | 1468 |
| Cold water—words | 1844 |
| Colour—horse | 805 |
| Colours—treatise | 135 |
| Colt—ragged | 1328 |
| Companion—pocket | 1229 |
| Companions | 1372 |
| Company—bad | 84 |
| Company—fit | 938 |
| Comfort | 908 |
| Comforts | 248 |
| Common life | 1304 |
| Complain—workmen | 1849 |
| Confession | 305 |
| Confidence | 1311 |
| Confine—tongue | 1634 |
| Conjure down | 1335 |
| Conquer—kindness | 889 |
| Conscience—clear | 307 |
| Conscience—guilty | 735 |
| Conscience—stomach | 1536 |
| Constant dropping | 1739 |
| Contempt | 542 |
| Contention | 1578 |
| Cook—lazy | 828 |
| Cooks—broth | 1506 |
| Cooks—devil | 685 |
| Cook-shop | 1520 |
| Cool—good words | 1844 |
| Corn—April | 36 |
| Corn—buy | 369 |
| Corn—May | 1053 |
| Corn—measure | 1058 |
| Corn-bin | 207 |
| Corpse—rain | 745 |
| Cottages—love | 1003 |
| Cough—dry | 461 |
| Cough—hid | 779 |
| Cough—love | 1008 |
| Counsel—fool | 604 |
| Counsel—glass | 677 |
| Counsel—good | 702 |
| Counsellor—best | 1243 |
| Country—rich | 1365 |
| Courage | 852 |
| Courts—love | 1003 |
| Cow gives water | 74 |
| Cow—keep | 1076 |
| Cow—kissed | 962 |
| Cow—sell | 369 |
| Cow's horn | 181 |
| Cozen—cousin | 334 |
| Craft's master | 1043 |
| Craves | 410 |
| Crosses—Thursday | 1094 |
| Crown | 357 |
| Crows—cock | 1174 |
| Crows—hen | 363 |
| Cruel—cowards | 341 |
| Crumb—musician | 1127 |
| Crust—cat | 211 |
| Cry—never | 1531 |
| Cure—care | 200 |
| Cure—prevention | 1290 |
| Cut—nose | 1503 |
| Cuts—short | 1431 |
| Cuts—tongue | 1637 |
| D | |
| Daintiness | 820 |
| Dance—chance | 227 |
| Danger—debt | 401 |
| Dangerous—delays | 405 |
| Dark night | 918 |
| Daughter—little | 969 |
| Daughter—son | 1467 |
| Day—longest | 994 |
| Daylight—truth | 1671 |
| Dead—speak | 1488 |
| Dear—wit | 1816 |
| Dearth—wet | 49 |
| Death—cough | 461 |
| Death—taxes | 221 |
| Death's blossoms | 730 |
| Death's feast—war | 1715 |
| Debt—sorrow | 1471 |
| Debt—supperless | 1562 |
| Deceit—brimmer | 166 |
| Deceit—smooth | 1353 |
| December—thunder | 1613 |
| Deed—better | 116 |
| Deed—will | 1771 |
| Deeds—words | 713 |
| Deeds—words | 1833 |
| Delays—desires | 409 |
| Depth—out of | 406 |
| Depth—out of | 1573 |
| Deserve—success | 1556 |
| Desire—deserve | 408 |
| Despair—hope | 800 |
| Desperate cures | 379 |
| Devil—chapel | 256 |
| Devil—colours | 291 |
| Devil—cooks | 685 |
| Devil—horseback | 98 |
| Devil—imp | 1580 |
| Devil—knife | 944 |
| Devil—quote | 1327 |
| Devil—truth | 1672 |
| Devil's chaplain | 1716 |
| Devil's delight | 365 |
| Devil's luck | 1013 |
| Devotion—short | 822 |
| Die—love | 1006 |
| Diet—Doctor | 1240 |
| Digests—cheese | 233 |
| Dines late | 1577 |
| Dinner—waits | 1711 |
| Discretion—valour | 1697 |
| Disparagement | 530 |
| Dispraise | 1282 |
| Distress—company | 296 |
| Divine—forgive | 496 |
| Doctor—death | 399 |
| Doctor—pay | 177 |
| Doctor—truth | 1675 |
| Dog—bone | 142 |
| Dog—Brag | 153, 154, 155 |
| Dog—foremost | 619 |
| Dog—hanging | 1732 |
| Dog—hare | 787 |
| Dog—keep | 70 |
| Dog—killing | 744 |
| Dog—living | 986 |
| Dog—sleeping | 1451 |
| Dogs—dainty | 384 |
| Dogs—little | 748 |
| Dog's tooth | 1668 |
| Doing—saying | 1396 |
| Donkey's gallop | 1433 |
| Door—poverty | 1277 |
| Doors—housekeeper | 815 |
| Dowry—great | 723 |
| Drawer's—wine | 1794 |
| Dream—courtship | 333 |
| Drink—ale | 22 |
| Drink by measure | 474 |
| Drink—eat | 473 |
| Drink—horse | 808 |
| Drinking—appetite | 475 |
| Drive—plough | 1265 |
| Drive—women | 1349 |
| Dropping—constant | 308 |
| Drowned—born | 145 |
| Drowned—wilful | 1769 |
| Drowned—wine | 1792 |
| Dry—ever | 456 |
| Dry—well | 1729 |
| Due—devil | 414 |
| Dull boy | 1257 |
| Dunghill | 285 |
| Dust—bushel | 1029 |
| E | |
| Eagles—carcase | 198 |
| Eagle's eye—surgeon | 1565 |
| Ease—honour | 796 |
| Ease—itch | 863 |
| Ease—sufferance | 1558 |
| East—rain | 1329 |
| East—too far | 1644 |
| East wind—fish | 1782 |
| East wind—man | 1786 |
| Easter—white | 253 |
| Easter day | 1330 |
| Easy chair—frugality | 654 |
| Ebb—tide | 1617 |
| Eel—hide | 477 |
| Eel—sack | 780 |
| Eggs—reason | 1339 |
| Eggs—sluts | 34 |
| Egg-shell—wit | 1813 |
| Elbow-grease | 481 |
| Ell—inch | 853 |
| End—day | 994 |
| Ends—both | 190 |
| End well | 103 |
| Enemy—faults | 558 |
| Enemy—shoots | 1428 |
| Enemy—wine | 1797 |
| England—famine | 545 |
| Englishman—house | 208 |
| Englishman—mist | 1406 |
| Enough—ask | 42 |
| Enough—word | 1839 |
| Escutcheon | 137 |
| Estate—trade | 1647 |
| Evasions—crafty | 347 |
| Evening—red | 501 |
| Evenings—clear | 275 |
| Everything—place | 1254 |
| Evil—bear | 82 |
| Evil—good | 698 |
| Evil name | 510 |
| Evil—old age | 1171 |
| Evil—root | 839 |
| Exception—rule | 1374 |
| Experience—caution | 220 |
| Extravagance | 1492 |
| Eye—picture, mind | 1081 |
| Eyes—fields | 576 |
| Eyes—hedges | 775 |
| F | |
| Face—painting | 1061 |
| Face—wind | 1504 |
| Faces—fair | 533 |
| Faces—two | 1683 |
| Fair day—praise | 1284 |
| Fairest rose | 1371 |
| Fair lady | 529 |
| Fair weather | 1332 |
| Faith—tale-bearers | 1579 |
| Fall—pride | 1293 |
| Fall—sit still | 1445 |
| Fall—standing | 1517 |
| Fast bind | 551 |
| Fast-day | 100 |
| Fast—St. Stephen | 1383 |
| Fasting | 314 |
| Father—children | 249 |
| Father—like | 963 |
| Fat—windfalls | 1790 |
| Fault—amends | 304 |
| Fault-menders | 555 |
| Fault—woo | 1827 |
| Faults—search | 1707 |
| Favour—kissing | 894 |
| Fear—cruelty | 364 |
| Feast—enough | 490 |
| Feather—birds of a | 123 |
| Feathers—fine | 563 |
| Feet—light | 1775 |
| Feet—slip | 1452 |
| Feet—warm | 1721 |
| Feet—wet | 217 |
| Fellowship | 1278 |
| Fiction—truth | 1670 |
| Fiddle | 940 |
| Fiddlers—sing | 1443 |
| Fifer—pay | 573 |
| Fifer play—fiddle | 574 |
| Fight—flourish | 599 |
| Fighting | 1208 |
| Filth—pools | 1518 |
| Find—seek | 1413 |
| Find—sure | 1564 |
| Fingers—thorns | 1606 |
| Fire—burnt child | 172 |
| Fire—frying-pan | 656 |
| Fire—hot | 727 |
| Fire—house | 1144 |
| Fire—quench | 1323 |
| Fire—ships | 1425 |
| Fire—slow | 1021 |
| Fire—smoke | 1461 |
| Fire—sticks | 1526 |
| Fire—zeal | 1878 |
| Fires—straight | 356 |
| Firmness | 536 |
| First—be not | 1146 |
| First sight | 876 |
| Five pounds | 1320 |
| Five—up at | 593 |
| Fish—all | 1145 |
| Fish—bite | 1782 |
| Fish bite best | 1784 |
| Fish—cat | 217 |
| Fish—small—venture | 1700 |
| Fish—small | 1458 |
| Fish—troubled waters | 1660 |
| Fishes—mute | 1129 |
| Fishing—best | 402 |
| Flail—November | 1161 |
| Flatter | 313 |
| Flattereth | 7 |
| Fleas—catching | 756 |
| Flies—hungry | 825 |
| Flies—large | 929 |
| Flies—law | 928 |
| Flint—coldest | 290 |
| Flock—infects | 1399 |
| Flood—fortune | 1616 |
| Flour—fancy | 548 |
| Flower—patience | 1214 |
| Flowers—May | 38 |
| Flowers in May | 1746 |
| Fodder—barley | 74 |
| Fodder—morning | 1196 |
| Folk—poor, pottage | 1269 |
| Folk—poor | 1268 |
| Folly—wealth | 1736 |
| Folly—wisdom | 1804 |
| Folly—wit is | 1815 |
| Folly—zeal | 1880 |
| Fool—beggar | 94 |
| Fool—bet | 115 |
| Fool—demands | 1119 |
| Fool—fifteen | 1022 |
| Fool—land | 917 |
| Fool—money | 1100 |
| Fool overtakes | 1201 |
| Fool—play | 1258 |
| Fool—scholar | 1042 |
| Fool's argument | 1709 |
| Fools—feasts | 562 |
| Fools—fiddlers | 1443 |
| Fools—harms | 751 |
| Fools—market | 1032 |
| Fools—merry | 243 |
| Fools—mistress | 519 |
| Fools—old | 1178 |
| Fools—tie | 902 |
| Fools—truth | 242 |
| Fools—wise | 1702 |
| Foot—bare | 66 |
| Foot—shoe | 1426 |
| Forbear | 81 |
| Forearmed | 620 |
| Forehead—mind | 1081 |
| Forelock—time | 1619 |
| Foresee—hazards | 952 |
| Forget—apt to | 1298 |
| Forget—forego | 618 |
| Forget—forgive | 622 |
| Forget wrong | 1356 |
| Forgotten—seen | 1414 |
| Forgotten vows | 1708 |
| Fortune—face | 527 |
| Fortune—good | 424 |
| Fortunes—manners | 1025 |
| Fortune—riches | 1360 |
| Fortune—pipes | 381 |
| Fortune—tide | 1616 |
| Fortune—wife | 1761 |
| Foul heart | 534 |
| Four pounds | 1320 |
| Fox—grapes | 1479 |
| Foxes—old | 1179 |
| Fray—blow | 1410 |
| Free—spend | 1496 |
| Free—thoughts | 1608 |
| Frenzy—zeal | 1879 |
| Friday—losses | 1094 |
| Friday—Sunday | 639 |
| Friday—sing | 638 |
| Friend—court | 328 |
| Friend—faults | 558 |
| Friend—in need | 1138 |
| Friend—jest | 868 |
| Friend—leave | 1018 |
| Friend—lend | 943 |
| Friend—trifle | 1658 |
| Friend—try | 1676 |
| Friend—wine | 1797 |
| Friends—adversity | 6 |
| Friends—few | 891 |
| Friends—long | 1345 |
| Friends—old | 1180 |
| Friends—packing | 700 |
| Friends—poverty | 1274 |
| Friends—prosperity | 1301 |
| Friends—purse | 659 |
| Friends—store | 686 |
| Friends—trade | 1649 |
| Friendship—window | 1277 |
| Frost—hail | 736 |
| Frost—work | 1848 |
| Frosts—May | 1089 |
| Frugality | 855 |
| Fruit—flowers | 598 |
| Fruit—forbidden | 615 |
| Fruit—September | 1418 |
| Fruit—tree | 1654 |
| G | |
| Gain—little | 1205 |
| Gain—pain | 1204 |
| Gamesters | 1516 |
| Gander—sauce | 1388 |
| Garments | 146 |
| Garner—dearth | 395 |
| Gate—creaking | 349 |
| Gate—stile | 1527 |
| Gent—title | 1628 |
| Gentleman—coat | 279 |
| Gentleness—wife | 831 |
| Giblets—alms | 28 |
| Gladness—sadness | 1381 |
| Go—send | 443 |
| God—blessing | 1693 |
| God—charity | 230 |
| God—church | 256 |
| God—church | 257 |
| God—flax | 594 |
| God—for all | 504 |
| God—friend | 643 |
| God—healeth | 768 |
| God—inches | 854 |
| God—rich | 1358 |
| God—spender | 1497 |
| God—tempers | 1430 |
| God—trust in | 1666 |
| God disposes | 1023 |
| God will send | 1495 |
| Gold—balance | 60 |
| Gold—butter | 178 |
| Gold—fetters | 570 |
| Gold—glitters | 681 |
| Gold—lead | 670 |
| Gold—spins | 909 |
| Goodness—idleness | 838 |
| Goods—care | 974 |
| Goose—alms | 28 |
| Goose—barefoot | 1745 |
| Goose—lay | 1695 |
| Goose—sauce | 1388 |
| Goose—woman | 1033 |
| Govern—thinkers | 1600 |
| Grandeur—utility | 1694 |
| Grapes—fox | 1479 |
| Grass—rain | 1330 |
| Grave—sleeping | 1450 |
| Grave—teeth | 1586 |
| Gravity—words | 1836 |
| Grief—time | 1623 |
| Griefs—marriage | 1035 |
| Grin—bachelors | 51 |
| Grinds—lower millstone | 1079 |
| Groat a year | 1247 |
| Groat—penny | 1227 |
| Groat—threepence | 1610 |
| Ground—stools | 1538 |
| H | |
| Hadland—title | 1628 |
| Hair—split | 1505 |
| Half done | 104 |
| Half of world | 1850 |
| Hand—bird | 120 |
| Hand—left | 1362 |
| Hands—master's | 1049 |
| Hands—pair | 777 |
| Hand to hand | 1373 |
| Handmaid of virtue | 1093 |
| Hang—thief | 1591 |
| Hanged—almost | 27 |
| Hanged—drowned | 145 |
| Hanged—half | 738 |
| Hanging—destiny | 411 |
| Hanging—dog | 1732 |
| Hardest work | 1157 |
| Hard upon hard | 1537 |
| Hare—breakfast | 160 |
| Hare—dog | 787 |
| Hare—run | 811 |
| Harm—music | 1126 |
| Harm—silence | 1437 |
| Harmony—sweetest | 669 |
| Harvest—August | 47 |
| Harvest—good | 704 |
| Haste—marry | 1038 |
| Haste—waste | 1547 |
| Hat—head | 764 |
| Hat—two faces | 1683 |
| Hatch—own egg | 121 |
| Hatched—chickens | 237 |
| Hatchet—tree falls | 539 |
| Hawk—hand-saw | 740 |
| Hay—April | 36 |
| Hay, corn and | 1053 |
| Hay—Easter | 1330 |
| Hay—load | 91 |
| Hay—needle | 1139 |
| Hay—doomsday | 444 |
| Hazards | 952 |
| Head—warm | 1721 |
| Head—wax | 1730 |
| Heads—two | 1684 |
| Heads differ | 771 |
| Heal—thyself | 1239 |
| Heal—wounds | 1859 |
| Health—mother of | 1276 |
| Health—Tuesday | 1094 |
| Health—wealth | 1764 |
| Hearsays | 526 |
| Heart—burst | 731 |
| Heart—grieve | 525 |
| Heart, mother's | 1113 |
| Heart—break | 802 |
| Heart—merry | 1068 |
| Heart—rues | 523 |
| Heart sick | 799 |
| Hearts ache | 51 |
| Hearts—true | 572 |
| Heat, work in | 1848 |
| Heaven—ladders | 360 |
| Heaven—lawyers | 932 |
| Heaven—marriages | 1036 |
| Heaven—time | 1409 |
| Heaven's gate | 692 |
| Hedge—neighbour | 1141 |
| Hedge—steal | 1523 |
| Heir—land | 916 |
| Hell—paved | 861 |
| Hen—moult | 283 |
| Hen crows | 363 |
| Highway—grass | 721 |
| Hill—valley | 1696 |
| Hills—clouds | 273 |
| Hind—bier | 194 |
| Hinges—gate | 349 |
| Hog—October | 1167 |
| Hold—plough | 1265 |
| Holdfast | 153 |
| Hold fast nothing | 1645 |
| Home—charity | 231 |
| Home—fool | 1258 |
| Home—muddles | 1122 |
| Home—wife | 707 |
| Home—wife—cheat | 1760 |
| Homer | 1152 |
| Honest—just | 881 |
| Honest—thunder | 1614 |
| Honest man | 346 |
| Honest man's word | 1832 |
| Honesty—age | 14 |
| Honesty—best | 898 |
| Honesty—craft | 1046 |
| Honey—bees | 92 |
| Honeycomb | 1535 |
| Honourable—old age | 15 |
| Hope—certainty | 222 |
| Hope—life | 956 |
| Horn—April | 36 |
| Horn—pig's tail | 1242 |
| Hornets—laws | 928 |
| Horse—blind | 1799 |
| Horse—born | 1514 |
| Horse—colt | 1328 |
| Horse—gift | 671 |
| Horse—passion | 1212 |
| Horse—steal | 1523 |
| Horse—stumbles | 1553 |
| Horse—tail | 765 |
| Horse—thinks | 1599 |
| Horse—want of | 1713 |
| Horse—willing | 1777 |
| Horseback—agues | 19 |
| Horseback—beggars | 98 |
| Horse-manger | 545 |
| Horse's heel | 1668 |
| Horses—wishes | 1807 |
| Host—guest | 734 |
| Host—reckons | 1343 |
| Hot—love | 1009 |
| Hot—soon—cold | 1468 |
| Hot—soon—pot | 1272 |
| Hot—strike | 1548 |
| Hounds | 180 |
| Hour—lose | 1108 |
| Hour's sleep | 1449 |
| House—fine | 1144 |
| House—thatched | 1590 |
| House—well-ordered | 1752 |
| Houses—women | 680 |
| Human—err | 496 |
| Humble—noble | 1151 |
| Hunger—work | 1848 |
| Hungry—sweet | 1535 |
| Hunters—horn | 804 |
| Hunting—trouble | 1714 |
| Hurt—afraid | 13 |
| Hurt—cry | 367 |
| Hurt—healed | 767 |
| Husband—good | 1763 |
| Husbands—roam | 1122 |
| I | |
| Ill—do | 1155 |
| Ill—doing | 1160 |
| Ill fortune | 1034 |
| Ill-luck | 1014 |
| Ill-taught | 1691 |
| Ill wed | 738 |
| Ill words—wounds | 1859 |
| Imp—devil | 1580 |
| Impression—youth | 1875 |
| Inheritance | 87 |
| Ink and pen | 1225 |
| Inscription | 358 |
| Instinct—woman's | 860 |
| Invention | 1136 |
| Iron—strike | 1548 |
| Iron Age | 694 |
| J | |
| Jack of all trades | 1651 |
| Jack—play | 1257 |
| James—Saint | 803 |
| Janiveer—grass | 719 |
| Jest—true word | 1663 |
| Jest not | 856 |
| Jewel—woman | 386 |
| Jill—Jack | 865 |
| Job—patient | 1216 |
| Job—poor | 1267 |
| Joys | 1035 |
| July—bees | 91 |
| June—corn | 316 |
| June—dripping | 462 |
| June—weather | 188 |
| Justice—clerk | 262 |
| K | |
| Kernel | 344 |
| Kettle—black | 1273 |
| Keys of the year | 35 |
| Kill—dog | 1732 |
| Kindred—poor | 1268 |
| Kindred—trade | 1649 |
| King—cat | 210 |
| King's guard | 1554 |
| King's horses | 46 |
| King's ransom | 1029 |
| Kingdom | 318 |
| Kisses—stolen | 1534 |
| Kitchen—dinner | 426 |
| Kitchen—fat | 895 |
| Kitten—laps | 1173 |
| Knife—devil | 944 |
| Knight—strongest | 73 |
| Knowledge—decreaseth | 797 |
| Knowledge—folly | 1880 |
| Knowledge—frenzy | 1879 |
| Knowledge—zeal | 1878 |
| L | |
| Labour—seek | 1413 |
| Lack—love | 1000 |
| Lad—unhappy | 1687 |
| Ladder—crosses | 359 |
| Ladders—step | 912 |
| Lade—nutshell | 1164 |
| Ladle—sceptre | 1402 |
| Lady's hand—surgeon | 1565 |
| Lamb—hung | 819 |
| Land—money | 1286 |
| Land—little | 976 |
| Lands—words | 1834 |
| Lane—long | 992 |
| Larks—lovers | 1010 |
| Last—cobbler | 281 |
| Last, be not | 1146 |
| Laugh—hearts ache | 51 |
| Law—costly | 17 |
| Law—necessity | 1134 |
| Law—possession | 1271 |
| Law—trouble | 1714 |
| Laws—lords | 996 |
| Law breakers | 927 |
| Lawyer—hide | 781 |
| Lawyer—truth | 1675 |
| Lawyer—young | 438 |
| Lazy—long | 531 |
| Lead—balance | 60 |
| Lead—butter | 178 |
| Lead—gold | 670 |
| Leaf—grave | 651 |
| Lean—sorrow | 1472 |
| Leap—look | 989 |
| Leaves—tree | 1654 |
| Leeks—lovers | 1010 |
| Leisure | 833 |
| Lenders—bad | 1498 |
| Lent—salmon | 1385 |
| Liberty—marries | 1037 |
| Lie, many a | 747 |
| Life—quiet | 1326 |
| Lifeguard, king's | 1554 |
| Life—end | 1499 |
| Light—zeal | 1878 |
| Light heart | 1319 |
| Light suppers | 1563 |
| Light work | 1026 |
| Lightning—wit | 1811 |
| Liking—life | 955 |
| Link—think | 1598 |
| Lion, dead | 970 |
| Lion, dead—dog | 986 |
| Lion's heart—surgeon | 1565 |
| Liquors—weak | 977 |
| Little and little | 1460 |
| Little—loud | 531 |
| Little strokes | 1549 |
| Live, eat to | 472 |
| Lives, nine | 214 |
| Lives on wit | 1817 |
| Load—willing horse | 1777 |
| Lock—gold | 693 |
| Loft—fruit | 1418 |
| Logs | 356 |
| London—news | 326 |
| Long lives—suppers | 1563 |
| Longest—short cuts | 1431 |
| Lordship | 569 |
| Lose—substance | 1420 |
| Lose all | 717 |
| Lose last | 1780 |
| Losses—Friday | 1094 |
| Lost—occasion | 1166 |
| Lost all | 1121 |
| Loud—little | 531 |
| Love—faith | 536 |
| Love—lordship | 569 |
| Love—quietness | 1325 |
| Love rules | 1375 |
| Love—self | 1416 |
| Love, subjects' | 1554 |
| Loves—dearly | 1235 |
| Loves not | 1491 |
| Luck, ill | 847 |
| Luck—Saturday | 1094 |
| Lurch—friend | 1018 |
| M | |
| Madness | 676 |
| Mahomet | 1116 |
| Maid—children | 52 |
| Maid—honest | 707 |
| Maids—dun | 1027 |
| Maladies—much | 1059 |
| Man—head | 763 |
| Manners—good | 506 |
| Manners—meat | 1060 |
| March—April | 37 |
| March—bridge | 565 |
| March—frosts | 650 |
| March—mists | 1089 |
| March—windy | 1052 |
| March grass | 718 |
| Mare to go | 1102 |
| Market—fool | 1258 |
| Market—rate | 1030 |
| Married—needy | 1140 |
| Married, newly | 1766 |
| Marries—son | 388 |
| Marry—bad | 1040 |
| Marry—match | 1044 |
| Master—fire | 580 |
| Master—marry | 1044 |
| Master—purse | 1314 |
| Master—trades | 1651 |
| Master-blow | 1354 |
| Master-craft | 346 |
| Master-craft | 1046 |
| Masters, good | 1419 |
| Master's—wine | 1794 |
| Maxim—good | 705 |
| May and April | 35 |
| May—beautiful | 1052 |
| May—bees | 91 |
| May—cold | 1053 |
| May—corn | 316 |
| May—frosts | 650 |
| May—frosts—mists | 1089 |
| May—hot | 810 |
| May—marry | 1040 |
| May—merry | 1073 |
| May—shear | 1423 |
| May—sows | 1481 |
| May—sun | 1027 |
| May—weather | 866 |
| May—welcome | 1746 |
| May—wind | 1785 |
| May flood | 597 |
| May flowers | 38 |
| Meal—little | 158 |
| Meal—mill | 1077 |
| Measure—strife | 1546 |
| Meat—ale | 22 |
| Meat—best | 343 |
| Meat—cooks | 685 |
| Meat—merry | 1070 |
| Meat—mouths | 1118 |
| Meat—quick | 1324 |
| Meat—sweet | 1389 |
| Meddling | 476 |
| Meet—old friends | 1180 |
| Memories | 352 |
| Memory—liar | 945 |
| Memory—wolves | 1821 |
| Men, old | 422 |
| Men—reins | 1349 |
| Mend—worst | 1856 |
| Mice—cat's away | 209 |
| Mice—catch | 213 |
| Mile—miss | 1088 |
| Mill—grind | 732 |
| Mills—clouds | 273 |
| Mind—picture | 1081 |
| Mind—sight | 1436 |
| Mind—speech | 1493 |
| Mind—think | 1598 |
| Mind—wit | 1811 |
| Minds, little—soured | 977 |
| Minds—little things | 978 |
| Minds—light | 1459 |
| Minister—hide | 781 |
| Minute too late | 1641 |
| Misfortune—watch | 1725 |
| Mist—Scotch | 1406 |
| Mole | 39 |
| Mole-hill | 1115 |
| Monday—Christmas | 255 |
| Money buys land | 1834 |
| Money—land | 1286 |
| Money—ready | 1336 |
| Money—spots | 1511 |
| Money—trade | 1650 |
| Monk—devil | 419 |
| More—much | 1121 |
| Moon | 106 |
| Morning, bit in the | 128 |
| Morning—cloudy | 457 |
| Morning, cloudy—moon | 1104 |
| Morning—fodder | 1196 |
| Morning—grey | 501 |
| Morning—law | 925 |
| Morning—study | 1550 |
| Mornings—cloudy | 275 |
| Mortals—success | 1556 |
| Moss—stone | 1367 |
| Mote—self-love | 1416 |
| Mother—daughter | 389 |
| Mother—little | 969 |
| Mother—necessity | 1136 |
| Mother—poverty | 1454 |
| Mother of money | 1650 |
| Mother's blessing | 240 |
| Mouse—cable | 1620 |
| Mouse—cat sees | 212 |
| Mouse—cat winketh | 215 |
| Mouse—drowned | 455 |
| Mouse—one hole | 1190 |
| Mouse—plough | 1263 |
| Mouth—close | 269 |
| Mouth—fishes' | 589 |
| Mouth—melt | 179 |
| Mouth—spoon | 1441 |
| Mow—early | 464 |
| Muck—riches | 1359 |
| Mud—beans | 78 |
| Mud—clear | 261 |
| Mushroom | 560 |
| N | |
| Nag | 297 |
| Nail—door | 391 |
| Nail—second | 452 |
| Nail—want of | 1713 |
| Name, good—life | 1132 |
| Name, good—riches | 1130 |
| Neighbour—evil | 931 |
| Nest—defile | 842 |
| Nettle—dock | 436 |
| Newcastle | 205 |
| News—country | 326 |
| Night—good | 55 |
| Night—law | 925 |
| Night—stumble | 1551 |
| Nine days' wonder | 1826 |
| Ninepence | 1149 |
| Nine points | 1271 |
| Nineteen—twenty | 1681 |
| No—woman's | 1868 |
| Nod—wink | 1799 |
| Noland—title | 1628 |
| Note—music | 1127 |
| Nothing—cheese | 234 |
| Nothing—children | 246 |
| Nothing—promise | 1296 |
| North—wind | 1781 |
| Nose—off | 1503 |
| Nothing—venture | 1699 |
| Nut—crack | 344 |
| Nut—sound | 1478 |
| Nuts—sluts | 34 |
| O | |
| Oak | 454 |
| Oaks—great | 1549 |
| Oats | 867 |
| Oats—St. David's | 1382 |
| Oats—wild | 1767 |
| Obey | 149 |
| Office—Jack | 864 |
| Oil, in fire | 1323 |
| Old—learn | 937 |
| Old—long | 1870 |
| Old—needy | 835 |
| Old—spare | 1485 |
| Old age | 654 |
| Old block | 251 |
| Old men—woo | 1827 |
| Old praise | 1285 |
| Old saws | 1040 |
| Old sore | 1185 |
| Old tree | 1351 |
| Old wife | 1137 |
| Old wine | 1181 |
| Old young | 1870 |
| Order | 1347 |
| Ornament—silence | 1439 |
| Ounce—mischief | 1086 |
| "Our Father" | 258 |
| Overcome | 487 |
| Owl—lantern | 918 |
| Ox—drink | 450 |
| Ox—steal | 1521 |
| Oxen—plough | 1264 |
| P | |
| Pack—own | 1224 |
| Pack—small | 1223 |
| Padlock—wedlock | 1743 |
| Pain—pride | 1292 |
| Pains—gains | 661 |
| Pains—idle | 834 |
| Pains—lazy folk | 933 |
| Paint—faces | 533 |
| Painting—face | 1061 |
| Pair—couple | 327 |
| Paradise | 488 |
| Pardons—offender | 1169 |
| Parleys—valour | 1698 |
| Parsnips—fair words | 1841 |
| Parsnips—soft words | 1465 |
| Passions—absence | 1 |
| Pasture—change of | 229 |
| Pater-noster—churches | 258 |
| Path—puddle | 1307 |
| Patrimony—diligence | 423 |
| Paul—Peter | 1238 |
| Pause—bargain | 69 |
| Pay—sorrow | 1471 |
| Pay—too dear | 1756 |
| Pay—Yorkshire | 1869 |
| Peace—war | 1717 |
| Peace—wisdom | 1802 |
| Peas—like | 961 |
| Peasant—wretch | 1863 |
| Peck—of ashes | 41 |
| Pence—care of | 202 |
| Penny—companion | 298 |
| Penny—for friend | 830 |
| Penny—shilling | 1500 |
| Perform—quick | 1297 |
| Peter—Paul | 1238 |
| Philosopher's stone | 310 |
| Physic—ague | 18 |
| Physic—plague | 907 |
| Physic—temperance | 1587 |
| Physician—defy | 567 |
| Physician—fool | 606 |
| Physician—hide | 781 |
| Physician—thanks | 768 |
| Picture—speech | 1493 |
| Pie-crusts | 1299 |
| Pig—child's | 241 |
| Pig's tail—horn | 1242 |
| Pilot—calm sea | 187 |
| Pin—steal | 1522 |
| Pinch—friend | 1337 |
| Pinches—shoe | 1427 |
| Pitchers—ears | 466 |
| Pitied—envied | 493 |
| Place—sit in | 1253 |
| Places—two | 1685 |
| Plaister—patience | 1215 |
| Plant—removed | 1352 |
| Play—cards | 199 |
| Pleasure—tax | 431 |
| Pleasure—woo | 1827 |
| Plentiful—pity | 1251 |
| Plenty—peace | 1802 |
| Poison—weed | 127 |
| Poke—pig | 183 |
| Policy—honesty | 793 |
| Poor—beg | 1358 |
| Poor—giving to | 675 |
| Poor—honour | 795 |
| Poor man's table | 1576 |
| Pope—would be | 1270 |
| Pot—ladle | 911 |
| Pot—watched | 1727 |
| Pottage—other's | 1400 |
| Pottage—poor | 1269 |
| Pottage—prettiness | 1288 |
| Pottage—sluts | 1457 |
| Pottle—hay | 1139 |
| Pound foolish | 1232 |
| Pound—in for | 1230 |
| Pound—mischief | 1086 |
| Pounds—care of | 202 |
| Pounds—pence | 1226 |
| Pours—rains | 1334 |
| Poverty—debt | 400 |
| Poverty—sloth | 1454 |
| Powder—trust | 1666 |
| Power—knowledge | 904 |
| Praise—self | 1417 |
| Precept—example | 514 |
| Prickles—thistles | 1601 |
| Pride—ingratitude | 857 |
| Prince—sword | 1575 |
| Prince—wretch | 1863 |
| Privilege—folly | 1736 |
| Prize—wife | 1765 |
| Profit—pains | 1206 |
| Promises—pity | 1251 |
| Prosperity—friends | 645 |
| Prosperity—gold | 690 |
| Proud—black and | 531 |
| Proud—cock | 285 |
| Provender—carry | 807 |
| Provident—harvests | 704 |
| Puddings—dirty | 384 |
| Pudding—end | 486 |
| Pudding—proof | 1300 |
| Pulse—world's | 1854 |
| Purse—ask thy | 43 |
| Purse—courtesy | 331 |
| Purse—empty | 484 |
| Purse—fills | 1170 |
| Purse—heavy | 960 |
| Purse—little | 968 |
| Purse—no money | 1103 |
| Purse—penny | 1228 |
| Q | |
| Quarrels—tools | 1642 |
| Quart—neighbour | 1142 |
| Quick—markets | 1718 |
| Quick—perform | 1297 |
| Quiet—Doctor | 1240 |
| R | |
| R—oysters | 1202 |
| Rain—Candlemas | 192 |
| Rain—corpse | 745 |
| Raven—starling | 129 |
| Reason—bluster | 139 |
| Reason—will | 1773 |
| Reasoning—man's | 860 |
| Rebellion—oppression | 1194 |
| Reckoning—feast | 561 |
| Reckonings—short | 1432 |
| Repent—marry | 1038 |
| Repent—trust | 1665 |
| Repentance—late | 309 |
| Rest—rain | 1331 |
| Revenge—best | 621 |
| Reversion—kingdom | 318 |
| Reward—desert | 407 |
| Ribs—birchen twigs | 119 |
| Rich—adversity | 5 |
| Rich—die | 1266 |
| Rich—fifty | 741 |
| Rich—lucky | 1015 |
| Rich—shame | 795 |
| Riches—children | 245 |
| Riches—name | 1130 |
| Rider—lost | 1713 |
| Rider—time | 1625 |
| Right—two wrongs | 1864 |
| Rise—early to | 463 |
| Rise at five | 1612 |
| Road—companion | 297 |
| Roast—small | 140 |
| Roast beef | 460 |
| Roasting—eggs | 1339 |
| Robbery—exchange | 515 |
| Robs Peter | 1238 |
| Rock—ruled by | 1370 |
| Rogues—laws | 930 |
| Rolling stone | 1367 |
| Roost—curses | 371 |
| Roots—crooked | 1543 |
| Rope enough | 1591 |
| Ropes—sand | 1387 |
| Rose—thorn | 1603 |
| Roses—thorns | 1605 |
| Ruins—youth | 1099 |
| Ruins of folly | 1804 |
| Rules—woman | 1348 |
| Runs—stumbles | 1551 |
| Rushes—good words | 713 |
| S | |
| Saddle—colt | 292 |
| Sail—Friday | 640 |
| Sail—sea | 1407 |
| Salt—advice | 8 |
| Salt of life | 173 |
| Sands—words | 1834 |
| Satins—kitchen | 897 |
| Saturday—no luck | 1094 |
| Saturday—wife | 1759 |
| Sauce—hunger | 824 |
| Save—spend | 1494 |
| Save—youth | 1874 |
| Saved—penny | 1231 |
| Saving—alchemy | 21 |
| Sawyers—top | 1646 |
| Sayings—thrifty | 1611 |
| Scarce—good men | 1188 |
| Scholar—mere | 1403 |
| Scholar—fool | 1042 |
| Scripture—quote | 1327 |
| Sea—calm | 187 |
| Sea—fish | 588 |
| Sea—lade | 1164 |
| Sea—luck | 1012 |
| Sea—pray | 1287 |
| Second nature | 1692 |
| Second thoughts | 1607 |
| Seed, good | 512 |
| Seen—seldom | 1414 |
| Send—go | 443 |
| Send—sigh | 1435 |
| Sermon—salmon | 1385 |
| Servants, good | 1419 |
| Seven—rise at | 1612 |
| Seven years | 228 |
| Shadow—crooked | 355 |
| Shadow—light | 958 |
| Shadow—sunshine | 1561 |
| Shame—devil | 1672 |
| Shame—pride | 1294 |
| Shave—hand-saw | 739 |
| Shaven—bald head | 61 |
| Sheep—buy | 369 |
| Sheep—hung | 819 |
| Sheep—scabbed | 1399 |
| Sheep—shear | 1423 |
| Sheep—shorn | 1430 |
| Shells—eggs | 23 |
| Shilling—slow | 1149 |
| Shilling—spends | 1500 |
| Ship—crazy | 348 |
| Ship—great | 726 |
| Ship—leak | 936 |
| Ship—own | 197 |
| Ship—sail | 1384 |
| Ship—stocks | 877 |
| Ship—tar | 1507 |
| Ships—November | 1161 |
| Shipwreck—complain | 300 |
| Shirt, ragged | 1256 |
| Shoe, finest | 1426 |
| Shoe fits | 592 |
| Shoe pinches | 1248 |
| Shoe, want of | 1713 |
| Shot—bolt | 612 |
| Shovel—silver | 935 |
| Shower—drops | 453 |
| Sick—devil | 419 |
| Sickness—devotion | 225 |
| Silent—man | 1528 |
| Silent—speak | 1487 |
| Silver—butter | 178 |
| Silver lining—cloud | 271 |
| Silver—white | 1440 |
| Sing—birds | 1291 |
| Sing—can | 124 |
| Sing—say | 1395 |
| Sings—Friday | 638 |
| Sin, none without | 1312 |
| Sin—sorrow | 1473 |
| Sink—leak | 936 |
| Sit—awhile | 425 |
| Sit—lowly | 1011 |
| Sit still | 1445 |
| Skin deep—beauty | 88 |
| Slander—confession | 303 |
| Slave—secret | 1411 |
| Sleep on it | 1243 |
| Sloe-tree—barley | 72 |
| Sloth—harms | 910 |
| Sloven | 1457 |
| Slow—promise | 1297 |
| Sluts, eat after | 34 |
| Smack—pepper | 1233 |
| Smell—kitchen | 896 |
| Snow—bread | 544 |
| Snow—lies | 193 |
| Snow—water | 141 |
| Soberness—conceals | 459 |
| Soft answer | 1861 |
| Soft upon soft | 1537 |
| Solomon—wife | 1765 |
| Son—like | 963 |
| Son—marries | 388 |
| Sore eye—elbow | 480 |
| Sore—store | 1541 |
| Sores—patience | 1215 |
| Sorrow—joy | 875 |
| Sorrow—lies | 870 |
| Sorrow—mirth | 1084 |
| Sorrow—time | 1624 |
| Sorrows—less | 427 |
| Soul—cleansed | 317 |
| Souls—large | 972 |
| Sour—sauce | 871 |
| Sour—sweet | 1571 |
| Sow—wrong | 1865 |
| Sow's ear—purse | 1315 |
| Spain—wine | 450 |
| Spaniel—beaten | 85 |
| Speak little | 1597 |
| Speak once—think | 1596 |
| Speak—purse | 658 |
| Speak—spare | 1486 |
| Speak—think | 1595 |
| Speak—well | 1489 |
| Speakers—dead | 1241 |
| Speed—worse | 753 |
| Spend—old | 1485 |
| Spend—spare | 1486 |
| Spending—bung-hole | 1393 |
| Spiders' webs—laws | 929 |
| Spigot—saving | 1393 |
| Spirits—raise | 1335 |
| Spite—nose | 1503 |
| Spoon—silver | 1441 |
| Spring—swallow | 1567 |
| Spur—free horse | 1513 |
| Spur—horse | 806 |
| Stable door | 988 |
| Stable door | 1524 |
| Staff—dog | 83 |
| Staggerer—lame | 914 |
| Starling—raven | 129 |
| Steed starves | 720 |
| Steed—stolen | 988 |
| Steel—tongue | 1637 |
| Steeple—bell | 108 |
| Sting you—snake | 1462 |
| Stink—bear | 250 |
| Stinking fish | 1531 |
| Stocking | 167 |
| Stolen—steed | 1524 |
| Stone—dropping | 308 |
| Stone—blood | 136 |
| Stone—rugged | 1373 |
| Stool—guest | 733 |
| Stool, own—guest | 1476 |
| Stoop for pin | 1245 |
| Storms—vows | 1708 |
| Story—re-telling | 1355 |
| Straw—drowning | 449 |
| Straw—last | 919 |
| Strength, woman's | 1822 |
| Strong—thirty | 741 |
| Strife—poverty | 1275 |
| Substance | 1420 |
| Sudden falls | 265 |
| Summer—chimneys | 1466 |
| Summer—good | 1800 |
| Summer—swallow | 1566 |
| Sun—bride | 745 |
| Sun—clouds | 272 |
| Sun—hay | 762 |
| Sun—light | 959 |
| Sun—morning | 1109 |
| Sun riseth | 325 |
| Sunday—Friday | 639 |
| Sunday—weep | 638 |
| Sunday—wife | 1759 |
| Sundays—two | 1686 |
| Sun shines—moon | 1106 |
| Sunshine—stars | 1519 |
| Supper, after | 425 |
| Supper—hope | 801 |
| Supperless—bed | 1562 |
| Sure card | 307 |
| Surely—softly | 1464 |
| Sweet—taste | 1583 |
| Sweetest water | 1753 |
| Swim—depth | 406 |
| Swine—pearls | 1221 |
| Swine—turned | 1679 |
| Swing—youth | 1876 |
| Swords—words | 1835 |
| T | |
| Tail—salt | 1386 |
| Tale—tell | 394 |
| Talk—good | 696 |
| Talk—nurse | 1163 |
| Talks—tongue | 1638 |
| Tame Shrew | 1434 |
| Tame—wedding | 1742 |
| Tar—ship | 1507 |
| Tarry—tide | 1622 |
| Taste—kitchen | 896 |
| Tax—disease | 431 |
| Taxes—death | 221 |
| Teaching—child | 161 |
| Teeth—aching | 4 |
| Teeth—tongue | 1635 |
| Teeth—wolves | 1821 |
| Temper—tongue | 1633 |
| Tempers—God | 1430 |
| Tenant—bad | 482 |
| Tenants—ill | 4 |
| Texts—proverbs | 1304 |
| Thief of time | 1295 |
| Thief—opportunity | 1192 |
| Thief—receiver | 1340 |
| Thief—receivers | 1341 |
| Thief—thunder | 1614 |
| Think—live | 1598 |
| Thinks—says | 1397 |
| Thirty years | 606 |
| Thistles—brain | 157 |
| Thistles—harvest | 752 |
| Thorn—cuckoo | 369 |
| Thorns—barefoot | 65 |
| Thorns—dancing | 382 |
| Thread—draw | 448 |
| Thread—breaketh | 1735 |
| Three women | 1033 |
| Thrift—ruin | 1501 |
| Thrive—up at five | 593 |
| Thrive—plant | 1352 |
| Thrive—wive | 1818 |
| Thrown—wrestle | 1862 |
| Throws—horse | 1361 |
| Thrushes—beggars | 1808 |
| Thunder-bolt—pryeth | 1306 |
| Thursday—crosses | 1094 |
| Tide—tarry | 1622 |
| Timber—split | 716 |
| Time for study | 1550 |
| Time—season | 1409 |
| Time—sorrow | 1474 |
| Time—stitch | 1532 |
| Times—fault | 553 |
| Toil—pleasure | 1261 |
| Toilers—thinkers | 1600 |
| Toll—market | 1031 |
| Toll—talking | 1582 |
| Tom—play | 1256 |
| Tongue—shorter | 468 |
| Tongue—knot | 901 |
| Tongue—nurse's | 1163 |
| Tongue—slip | 1452 |
| Tongue speaketh | 770 |
| Tongue—strength | 1822 |
| Too late—advice | 11 |
| Too late—never | 1064 |
| Tools—edged | 476 |
| Tools—workmen | 1849 |
| Toothache—music | 1125 |
| Touchstone—love | 1002 |
| Trade—two of a | 16 |
| Trash—beggary | 99 |
| Tread on worm | 1855 |
| Treasurer—God | 1497 |
| Tree—crooked | 355 |
| Tree—falls | 539 |
| Tree—fruit | 652 |
| Trees—straight | 1543 |
| Trials—present | 1346 |
| Tricks—old dog | 1176 |
| Tries—time | 1626 |
| Trifles—troubles | 1661 |
| Trouble—bagpipe | 57 |
| Trouble—company in | 295 |
| Trouble—hunting | 1714 |
| Troubles—company | 296 |
| Troubles—dowry | 723 |
| Trough—own | 1480 |
| Trumpery—beggary | 99 |
| Trumpet—own | 1283 |
| Truss up wit | 1813 |
| Trust—speak fair | 1491 |
| Trust—try | 1676 |
| Trust not—water | 1528 |
| Truth—drunken folk | 458 |
| Truth—evasions | 347 |
| Truth—fools | 242 |
| Truth—libel | 947 |
| Truth—old saws | 1184 |
| Try—trust | 1665 |
| Tuesday—health | 1094 |
| Turncoat—wine | 1797 |
| Twig—bend | 109 |
| Twig—tree | 110 |
| Tyrant—cruelty | 364 |
| U | |
| Unbidden guest | 1476 |
| Unkindness—cut | 377 |
| Unmissed—unknown | 1689 |
| Use—keep | 882 |
| Use—nature | 1692 |
| V | |
| Valour—stratagem | 1544 |
| Venice Glass | 351 |
| Vessels—empty | 485 |
| Virtue—modesty | 1093 |
| Virtue—necessity | 1135 |
| Virtue's colour | 138 |
| Virtue—touchstone | 1002 |
| W | |
| Wait—world | 1851 |
| Walk a mile | 425 |
| Walk—sun | 1730 |
| Wall—weakest | 1734 |
| Walls—ears | 467 |
| Walnut tree | 85 |
| Waste, wilful | 1724 |
| Want—strife | 1547 |
| Want, woeful | 1724 |
| Want not | 1723 |
| Ware—pleasing | 1260 |
| Ware—sell | 1030 |
| Washing—crow | 362 |
| Washing—face | 1061 |
| Waste—haste | 755 |
| Waste—spend | 1496 |
| Waste—want | 1547 |
| Water—cat | 1401 |
| Water—deepest | 402 |
| Water—drink | 450 |
| Water—famine | 544 |
| Water—fire | 580 |
| Water—wine | 1792 |
| Waters—deep | 726 |
| Waters—still | 1530 |
| Waters—troubled | 591 |
| Way—will | 1776 |
| Wealth—contentment | 315 |
| Wealth—marries | 1037 |
| Wealth—wife | 1764 |
| Wealth—Monday | 1094 |
| Wealthy—wise | 1805 |
| Weapon—wit | 1814 |
| Weary—well-doing | 1751 |
| Weather—bad | 1470 |
| Weather—calm | 879 |
| Weather—fair | 1740 |
| Weather—rainy | 880 |
| Weather—thunder | 1613 |
| Weather—wind | 1789 |
| Wedded life | 76 |
| Wedlock—wake | 333 |
| Wednesday—best day | 1094 |
| Weed—poison | 127 |
| Weeds—words | 1833 |
| Weight—strife | 1546 |
| Weights—words | 1836 |
| Well done—once | 1187 |
| Well—dry | 1729 |
| Well—truth | 1669 |
| Weep—Sunday | 638 |
| Weeping Cross | 998 |
| Wet—mist | 1406 |
| Whale—sprat | 1512 |
| Wickedness—woe | 1819 |
| Wife—bier | 194 |
| Wife—gentle | 831 |
| Wife—grumbles | 1553 |
| Wife—good terms | 1536 |
| Wife—key | 885 |
| Wife, little | 976 |
| Wife, one good | 1762 |
| Wife—son | 1467 |
| Wiles, caught by | 1768 |
| Will—way | 1731 |
| Will—lean | 895 |
| Will—women | 1825 |
| Win—laugh | 921 |
| Wind—against | 1504 |
| Wind—puff not | 1308 |
| Wind—sheep | 1430 |
| Wind—south [fishing] | 589 |
| Wind—words | 1838 |
| Window | 1277 |
| Winds—contrary | 348 |
| Winds—high | 783 |
| Winds—March | 38 |
| Winds—rain | 688 |
| Wine—barrel | 75 |
| Wine—counsels | 320 |
| Wine—old | 1180 |
| Wings—covers me | 336 |
| Wings—flying | 600 |
| Winter—Candlemas | 192 |
| Winter—green | 729 |
| Winter—warm | 1720 |
| Winter—woodcock, one | 1828 |
| Winter—woodcock | 1567 |
| Winter wind | 1082 |
| Wisdom—husband | 831 |
| Wisdom—age | 905 |
| Wise—adversity | 5 |
| Wise—some | 1197 |
| Wise—word enough | 1839 |
| Wise—forty | 741 |
| Wise—himself | 785 |
| Wise—lucky | 1016 |
| Wise—merry | 1069 |
| Wise—penny | 1232 |
| Wise—twice | 1682 |
| Wise folk | 611 |
| Wishers and woulders | 814 |
| Wist, had I | 117 |
| Wit—brevity | 163 |
| Wit, mother | 1114 |
| Wit, need of | 673 |
| Wit—pound of | 430 |
| Wit—sloth | 1453 |
| Wit is out | 1796 |
| Wit's plough | 1225 |
| Wiving—counsel | 321 |
| Wiving—destiny | 411 |
| Woe—angry men | 31 |
| Woe—hasty men | 757 |
| Woe—wilful man | 1770 |
| Wolf—growing youth | 1873 |
| Woman—beaten | 85 |
| Woman—fair | 386 |
| Woman—head | 763 |
| Woman—rules | 1348 |
| Woman—silence | 1439 |
| Woman—tongue | 1639 |
| Woman—weep | 1745 |
| Woman's mind | 1082 |
| Woman's tongue | 913 |
| Woman's work | 1823 |
| Woman's yes | 1868 |
| Women—discreet | 429 |
| Women—drive | 1349 |
| Women—England | 488 |
| Women—glasses | 680 |
| Women—turned | 1679 |
| Women—words | 1837 |
| Wood—beans | 78 |
| Wood—old | 1180 |
| Wood—out of | 791 |
| Wood—trees | 1657 |
| Woodcock—winter | 1567, 1828 |
| Woodcock's thigh | 1211 |
| Woods—ears | 576 |
| Wool—little | 368 |
| Wool—shaving | 1422 |
| Word—true | 1663 |
| Words—leaves | 403 |
| Words—soft | 1465 |
| Words—wranglers | 1860 |
| Words swim | 1793 |
| Work—all | 1257 |
| Work—play | 1256 |
| Work—quick | 1324 |
| Work—slavery | 1448 |
| Work—woman's | 1823 |
| Workman—bad | 1642 |
| Workman—tools | 1643 |
| Work on | 470 |
| Workshops—devil's | 832 |
| World—enjoys it | 714 |
| World—fashion | 550 |
| World's end | 872 |
| Worm—bird | 465 |
| Worth—spend | 1499 |
| Worth—want | 1712 |
| Worthy—parents | 1210 |
| Wound—green | 728 |
| Wound—words | 1835 |
| Wound—evil | 510 |
| Wounds—afraid of | 12 |
| Wrinkled—faces | 1321 |
| Wrinkles—purse | 483 |
| Wrong—forget | 1356 |
| Wrong—losers | 997 |
| Y | |
| Young—idle | 835 |
| Young—spare | 1485 |
| Young men—die | 422 |
| Young men—woo | 1827 |
| Youth—follies | 601 |
| Youth—money | 1099 |
| Youth—old age | 1171 |
| Youth—reckless | 1342 |
| Youth—save | 1390 |
| Youth—time | 1625 |