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, for in adversity good friends are most clearly seen; ENNIUS
Scaenica
210 (Vahlen)
amicus certus in re incerta cernitur
, a sure friend is known in unsure times.
c
1035
Durham Proverbs
(1956) 10
Æt thearfe man sceal freonda cunnian [friend shall be known in time of need].
a
1400
Titus & Vespasian
(1905) 98
I shal the save When tyme cometh thou art in nede; Than ogh men frenshep to shewe in dede.
a
1449
Minor Poems
(EETS) II. 755
Ful weele is him that fyndethe a freonde at neede.
1678
English Proverbs
(ed. 2) 142
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
1773
Spiritual Quixote
II. VIII. xx.
(heading)
A Friend in Need is a Friend indeed.
1866
Griffith Gaunt
III. xv.
You came to my side when I was in trouble … A friend in need is a friend indeed.
1935
Fish on Steeple
iv.
If they's one thing I do it's never lay down on my friends. I say a friend in need is a friend indeed.
1985
Wedding Treasure
viii.
He never felt quite right about calling up scripture—at least not in private. ‘Friend in need is a friend indeed,’ he added. That was better.
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oío, for in adversity good friends are most clearly seen; ENNIUSScaenica
210 (Vahlen)
amicus certus in re incerta cernitur
, a sure friend is known in unsure times.
c1035
Durham Proverbs
(1956) 10
Æt thearfe man sceal freonda cunnian [friend shall be known in time of need].
a
1400
Titus & Vespasian
(1905) 98
I shal the save When tyme cometh thou art in nede; Than ogh men frenshep to shewe in dede.
a
1449
Minor Poems
(EETS) II. 755
Ful weele is him that fyndethe a freonde at neede.
1678
English Proverbs
(ed. 2) 142
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
1773
Spiritual Quixote
II. VIII. xx.
(heading)
A Friend in Need is a Friend indeed.
1866
Griffith Gaunt
III. xv.
You came to my side when I was in trouble … A friend in need is a friend indeed.
1935
Fish on Steeple
iv.
If they's one thing I do it's never lay down on my friends. I say a friend in need is a friend indeed.
1985
Wedding Treasure
viii.
He never felt quite right about calling up scripture—at least not in private. ‘Friend in need is a friend indeed,’ he added. That was better.
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