| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| | | Hair of the Dog that Bit You (A). | | |
Simil a similbus curantur. In Scotland it is a popular belief that a few hairs of the dog that bit you applied to the wound will prevent evil consequences. Applied to drinks, it means, if overnight you have indulged too freely, take a glass of the same wine next morning to soothe the nerves. “If this dog do you bite, soon as out of your bed, take a hair of the tail in the morning.” | 1 |
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| “Take the hair, it’s well written, |
| Of the dog by which you’re bitten; |
| Work off one wine by his brother, |
| And one labour with another. … |
| Cook with cook, and strife with strife; |
| Business with business, wife with wife.” | |
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Athenœus (ascribed to Aristophanes). |
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| “There was a man, and he was wise, |
| Who fell into a bramble-bush |
| And scratched out both his eyes; |
| And when his eyes were out, he then |
| Jumped into the bramble-bush |
| And scratched them in again.” | |
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