Contents -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Drowning

A drowning man will catch at a rush.

A drowning man will catch at a straw.

A good swimmer is not safe against drowning.French.

Better go about than be drowned.Spanish, Portuguese.

Good swimmers are oftenest drowned.

He came safe from the East Indies and was drowned in the Thames.

The best swimmer is the first to drown himself.Italian.

The best swimmers are oftenest drowned, and the best riders have the hardest falls.Chinese.