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...the beggar on horseback !" was the charge given, and from whence originated the common saying, — " Put a beggar on horseback and he will ride to the devil !" HE IS GONE TO POT! A tailor of Sarmacand, living near the gate that led to the burying place, had,...

...cause of the Pretender. Clapping spurs to his mule as he bade us adieu, he disappeared at a gallop. Put a beggar on horseback, and he will ride to the devil ; at least, so says the proverb ; and a friar on a mule, if he had half the spirit of my Carmelite...

...cause of the Pretender. Clapping spurs to his mule as he bade us adieu, he disappeared at a gallop. Put a beggar on horseback, and he will ride to the devil ; at least, so says the proverb ; and a friar on a mule, if he had half the spirit of my Carmelite...

...cause of the Pretender. Clapping spurs to his mule as he bade us adieu, he disappeared at a gallop. Put a beggar on horseback, and he will ride to the devil ; at least, so says the proverb ; and a friar on a mule, if he had half the spirit of my Carmelite...

...meal, the host offered to provide them with horses; but to this Gilbert wisely objected, adding, " Put a beggar on horseback, and he will ride to the devil ; we must speed on as we best can." They set off on their journey again, and passed the horsemen who...

...their auricular apprehension, equal to those who repudiate vocal incomes by adverse inclination. OR. Put a beggar on horseback, and he will ride to the deviL IMP. Establish a mendicant on the uppermost section of a charger, and he will transport himself to...

...should exercise it. The man who perpetrated the following saying, must have had such a scorner in view. Put a beggar on horseback and he will ride to the devil. A great fault on this point is too prevalent among some parents. They make scorners of their children,...

...should exercise it. The man who perpetrated the following saying, must have had such a scorner in view. Put a beggar on horseback and he will ride to the devil. A great fault on this point is too prevalent among some parents. They make scorners of their children,...

...Put the beggar on horseback!" was the charge given, and whence originated the common saying, — " Put a beggar on horseback, and he will ride to the devil !" GRINNING LIKE A CHESHIRE CAT. This phrase owes its origin to the unhappy attempts of a sign painter...