Reference > Quotations > Robert Christy, comp. > Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages
  PREVIOUSNEXT  
CONTENTS · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD
Robert Christy, comp.  Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages.  1887.
 
Hercules
 
A dwarf threatens Hercules.  1
He must be strong indeed who can take the club from Hercules.  Old Roman.  2
Judge of the statue of Hercules by the size of the foot.  3
Let Hercules do what he may,
The cat will mew, the dog will have his day.  Shakespeare.
  4
Put your own shoulder to the wheel and then call on Hercules.  5
 
 
CONTENTS · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD
  PREVIOUSNEXT  
 
Loading
Click here to shop the Bartleby Bookstore.
Shakespeare · Bible · Saints · Anatomy · Harvard Classics · Lit. History · Quotations · Poetry
© 1993–2013 Bartleby.com · [Top 150]