| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Dower |
| | | A great dower is a bed full of brambles. | 1 |
| What one wins by marriage soon wastes away. German. | 2 |
| Who wives for a dower resigns his own power. | 3 |
Bring something, lass, along with thee, If thou intend to live with me. | 4 | | |
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