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FAINT heart never won fair lady
Cf.
c
1390
GOWER
Confessio Amantis
v. 6573 Bot as men sein, wher herte is failed, Ther schal no castell ben assailed.
1545
tr.
Erasmus' Adages
(ed. 2) 10
A coward verely neuer obteyned the loue of a faire lady.
1580
Euphues & his England
II. 131
Faint hart Philautus neither winneth Castell nor Lady: therfore endure all thinges that shall happen with patience.
1614
Remains concerning Britain
(ed. 2) 306
Faint heart neuer wonne faire Lady.
1754
Grandison
I. xvi.
Then, madam, we will not take your denial …Have I not heard it said, that faint heart never won fair lady.
1899
Crown of Life
xiii.
Could he leave England, this time, without confessing himself to her? Faint heart—he mused over the proverb.
1972
Palace of Art
xix.
‘You proceed as planned.’ ‘Faint heart never won fair lady?’
1996
National Review
29 July 60
It might even help close the gender gap; after all, as everyone knows, ‘Faint heart never won fair lady.’
boldness
;
love
c
1390
GOWER
Confessio Amantis
v. 6573 Bot as men sein, wher herte is failed, Ther schal no castell ben assailed.
1545tr.
Erasmus' Adages
(ed. 2) 10
A coward verely neuer obteyned the loue of a faire lady.
1580
Euphues & his England
II. 131
Faint hart Philautus neither winneth Castell nor Lady: therfore endure all thinges that shall happen with patience.
1614
Remains concerning Britain
(ed. 2) 306
Faint heart neuer wonne faire Lady.
1754
Grandison
I. xvi.
Then, madam, we will not take your denial …Have I not heard it said, that faint heart never won fair lady.
1899
Crown of Life
xiii.
Could he leave England, this time, without confessing himself to her? Faint heart—he mused over the proverb.
1972
Palace of Art
xix.
‘You proceed as planned.’ ‘Faint heart never won fair lady?’
1996
National Review
29 July 60
It might even help close the gender gap; after all, as everyone knows, ‘Faint heart never won fair lady.’
boldness;
love
FAIR and softly goes far in a day
c1350
Douce MS
52 no. 50
Fayre and softe me [one] ferre gose.
1670
English Proverbs
87
Fair and softly goes far in a day …He that spurs on too fast at first setting out, tires before he comes to his journeys end.
Festina lente
.
1818
Heart of Midlothian
IV. viii.
Reuben Butler isna the man I take him to be, if he disna learn the Captain to fuff [puff] his pipe some other gate [place] than in God's house, or [before] the quarter be ower. ‘Fair and softly gangs far,’ said Meiklehose.
1914
Folk of Furry Farm
ii.
Maybe I'm like the singed cat, better than I look! I'm slow, but fair and easy goes far in a day.
gentleness;
tact
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