单词 | night brings counsel |
释义 | > as lemmasnight brings counsel e. [Compare post-classical Latin In nocte consilium (Erasmus Adagia (1508) ii. ii. xliii).] Proverb. night brings counsel and variants. ΚΠ 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. i. sig. A7v Vntroubled night they say giues counsell best. 1660 J. Dryden Astræa Redux 8 Well might the Ancient Poets then confer On Night the honour'd name of Counseller. 1928 L. Thayer Darkest Spot viii. 210 The saying that night brings counsel is often true to a very high degree. 1967 N. Freeling Strike Out 184 ‘Home you go, boy. Night brings counsel.’..Night did bring counsel. Or rather Verbiest, the young inspector, brought it. < as lemmas |
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