All my goods are of silver and gold, even my copper kettles, says the boaster.
Tradizione olandese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Ik heb alles van goud en zilver, zelfs mijne koperen ketels, zei de grootspreker.
All my goods are of silver and gold, even my copper kettles, says the boaster.
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