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 Nevers.New Christians. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
New Brooms sweep Clean.
 
New servants work hard; new masters keep a sharp look out. (In French, “Iln’est rien tel que balar neuf.”)   1
 


 Nevers.New Christians. 

 
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