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A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. [1] [2] In 1768, John Ray defined a proverbial phrase as:
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Other interpretations include allusions to other Dutch proverbs as well as the popular pastime in seventeenth-century Dutch festivals or kermis of katknuppelen, the bludgeoning of cats. The depiction of children torturing or being scratched by cats was a popular one at this time in the Netherlands, and may allude to the Dutch proverbs "Hij doet ...
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And every Sac had nine Cats And every Cat had nine Kittens. A version very similar to that accepted today was published in the Weekly Magazine of August 4, 1779: [2] As I was going to St Ives, Upon the road I met seven wives; Every wife had seven sacks, Every sack had seven cats, Every cat had seven kits: Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,
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First recorded about 1628 in a collection of Scottish proverbs. I Do Not Like Thee, Doctor Fell: England 1680 [47] [48] Allegedly translated by satirical English poet Tom Brown in 1680. I Had a Little Nut Tree: Great Britain 1797 [49] The first recorded instance of the rhyme is in Newest Christmas Box, printed in London in 1797. I'm a Little ...