JACK. Every Jack has his Jill. JANIVEER. 'Twill be winterly weather till calends of May. JANIVEER. Who in Janiveer sows oats, gets gold and groats. JEST. Better lose a jest than a friend. JEST. Many a true word is spoken in jest. JESTING. Jesting lies bring serious sorrows. JESTS. Jests, like sweetmeats, are often sour sauce. JOURNEY. 'Tis a great journey to the world's end. JOY. No joy without annoy. JOY. There's no joy without alloy. JOY. Joy surfeited turns to sorrow. JUDGE. Judge not of men or things at first sight. JUDGE. Judge not a ship as she lies on the stocks. JUDGMENT. He hath a good judgment who is apt to distrust his own. JUNE. 880. JULY. 'Twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words by Thomas Preston, published originally in 1880 in London by Whittaker & Co
