Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... grand old man . A term applied to the Rt . Hon . W. E. Gladstone ( 1809-98 ) and at- tributed by Sir W. V. Harcourt ( in a speech at Derby , April 25 , 1882 ) to Sir Stafford Northcote ( now Lord Iddesleigh ) . Whoever first applied it ...
... grand old man . A term applied to the Rt . Hon . W. E. Gladstone ( 1809-98 ) and at- tributed by Sir W. V. Harcourt ( in a speech at Derby , April 25 , 1882 ) to Sir Stafford Northcote ( now Lord Iddesleigh ) . Whoever first applied it ...
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... Grand de Louis le Gros . ( Still , sire , posterity will always distinguish between Louis le Grand [ Great ] and Louis le Gros [ Fat ] . ) Remark made by BOILEAU ( 1636- 1711 ) to Louis XIV concerning the preference of the latter for ...
... Grand de Louis le Gros . ( Still , sire , posterity will always distinguish between Louis le Grand [ Great ] and Louis le Gros [ Fat ] . ) Remark made by BOILEAU ( 1636- 1711 ) to Louis XIV concerning the preference of the latter for ...
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... grand peut - être . ( I am going to seek a great " per- haps . " ) - Sketch of Rabelais by P. Dupont , prefacing 1858 edition . See Tirez le rideau , la farce est jouée ; Now am I about to take etc .; I shall soon know the grand secret ...
... grand peut - être . ( I am going to seek a great " per- haps . " ) - Sketch of Rabelais by P. Dupont , prefacing 1858 edition . See Tirez le rideau , la farce est jouée ; Now am I about to take etc .; I shall soon know the grand secret ...
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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS I | 30 |
FRENCH SAYINGS | 82 |
GERMAN 99 | 190 |
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