Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.
Raven
A raven can wish a long time before the horse die therefrom.German.
Foster a raven and it will pluck out your eyes.Spanish.
He that takes a raven for his guide will light on carrion.Oriental.
The raven chides blackness.
The raven doth not hatch a lark.Shakespeare.
The raven is fair when the rook is not by.Danish.
The young ravens are beaked like the old.Dutch.
“Thou art a bitter bird,” said the raven to the starling.
When the ravens cry the rain follows.German.
Who doth the raven for a guide invite,
Must marvel not on carcasses to light.Oriental.