“HEAVEN IS AS NEAR . . . ”
The proverb “We are as near Heaven by sea as by land,” or “The way to Heaven is the same from all places,” or the formula “Heaven is as close to X as to Y” entered the English language toward the end of the fifteenth century. The proverb—or at least the concept expressed by the proverb—has classica...
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Univeristy of Osijek
2015-08-01
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Online Access: | https://naklada.ffos.hr/casopisi/index.php/proverbium/article/view/720 |