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Putting the Cart before the Horse.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 11:34:00 AM

by Grace Elliot

Historical Fiction

This weeks blog post is "Putting the Cart before the Horse."

I’m sure you’re familiar the expression ‘putting the cart before the horse’. But this saying, as well as describing a world turned upside down, in the 16^th century was also a timely warning against rebellion.

TO READ THE FULL BLOG POST VISIT:

http://graceelliot-author.blogspot.com/p/historical-slang-term-of-week.html

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