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| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. |
| Anchor |
| “Allah is Allah, but I have two anchors astern.” (Turkish admiral speaking to Lady Hester Stanhope.) | 1 |
| Good riding at two anchors, for if one break the other may hold. | 2 |
| He is like the anchor that is always in the sea yet does not learn to swim. Italian. | 3 |
| It is best to trust to two anchors. Latin. | 4 |
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