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

Fancy

Fancy and fear are worse than the pestilence.German.

Fancy flies afore the wind.

Fancy may bolt bran and think it flour.

Fancy may kill or cure.

Fancy requires much; necessity but little.German.

Fancy surpasses beauty.

That which has its value from fancy is not very valuable.

To give a reason for fancy were to weigh the fire and measure the wind.