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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
Your search for COSMOS returned 11 results.
HIGH GOALS
AIM AT THE SKY AND YOU WILL HIT THE TOP OF THE TREE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; FUNCTION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
PROVERB PHRASE
AS BIG AS ALL OUTDOORS.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
Keyword(s): COSMOS
James Callow Keyword(s): COMPARISON
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
PROVERBIAL COMPARISON
AS BLUE AS THE SKY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 11-17-1968
MORAL PROVERB
AS SAD AS IF HE'D SOLD THE EARTH.
PRIES ADSIAI (LITHUANIAN)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COSMOS
James Callow Keyword(s): COMPARISON ; TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
RAINBOWS
AT THE END OF A RAINBOW, THERE'S A POT OF GOLD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COSMOS
James Callow Keyword(s): OPTIMISM ; SUPERNATURAL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign or prediction through Natural atmospheric phenomenon PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-19-1968
SLEEP SAYING
DEAD TO THE WORLD.
Where learned: CHILDHOOD
Keyword(s): COSMOS
James Callow Keyword(s): ASLEEP
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
WEATHER PROVERB
BLUE MIST IN THE FOREST MEANS RAIN.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM HER MOTHER
James Callow comment: NOT A PROVERB
Where learned: HOLDEN HALL
Keyword(s): COLOR ; COSMOS ; WEATHER PROVERB
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew PROVERB -- Weather Proverb |
Date learned: 10-07-1967
RUSSIAN PROVERB
EVEN THE COLDEST WIND CANNOT EXTINGUISH THE SUN.
Where learned: RUSSIA ; MOSCOW
Keyword(s): COSMOS
James Callow Keyword(s): HOPEFULNESS ; OPTIMISM ; SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00-00-1905
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): COSMOS ; PERSONIFICATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Number P686.1.1000 PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-07-1971
PINT
A PINT IS A POUND THE WORLD AROUND.
Where learned: HOME ; DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): COSMOS ; ECONOMICS
James Callow Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; QUANTITY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SUNSHINE THE CALF.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT SENT ALL TO ME ON REQUEST
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMALS COSMOS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-19-1971