Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... remark frequently made by him , referring to his secre- tary and aide - de - camp , Col. Jonathan Trumbull , of Con- necticut . The origin of the term ' Brother Jonathan ' as applied to America . We must now at least educate our masters ...
... remark frequently made by him , referring to his secre- tary and aide - de - camp , Col. Jonathan Trumbull , of Con- necticut . The origin of the term ' Brother Jonathan ' as applied to America . We must now at least educate our masters ...
Page 84
... remark at the foot of the scaffold , after shed- ding a few tears at the thought of his wife . Preceded by : “ Oh , ma bien - aimée ! faut - il que je te quitte ? " ( Oh , my beloved ! must I leave thee ? ) See Tu montreras ma tête & c ...
... remark at the foot of the scaffold , after shed- ding a few tears at the thought of his wife . Preceded by : “ Oh , ma bien - aimée ! faut - il que je te quitte ? " ( Oh , my beloved ! must I leave thee ? ) See Tu montreras ma tête & c ...
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... Remark made to Chamfort ( 1741- 94 ) by a witty person . ( Cf. Œuvres choisies , A. Houssaye's edition , p . 800 ) . Often quoted as : " La France est un gouvernement absolu , tempéré par des chansons . ( France is an absolute ...
... Remark made to Chamfort ( 1741- 94 ) by a witty person . ( Cf. Œuvres choisies , A. Houssaye's edition , p . 800 ) . Often quoted as : " La France est un gouvernement absolu , tempéré par des chansons . ( France is an absolute ...
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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS I | 30 |
FRENCH SAYINGS | 82 |
GERMAN 99 | 190 |
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ABBÉ alluding asked Attributed battle BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl bien Biog c'est Cæsar CARDINAL Chamber of Deputies Charles COMTE death Dict Dieu Diogenes Laertius DUKE OF WELLINGTON Dying words Earl of Beaconsfield EDMUND BURKE Emperor enemy Engl England fait faut femme Français France French grand HENRY Hist homme honour House of Commons Hume j'ai jamais JOHN June king Last words Le Moniteur universel letter liberty Lives Lord Louis XIV Madam Mémoires MIRABEAU Molière Moniteur Monsieur mort mourir n'est NAPOLEON nation never Paris Phocion phrase Plutarch PRESIDENT PRINCE BISMARCK Prussian qu'il qu'on qu'un Queen quoted referring Reichstag reply rien saying Sire soldiers speech Suetonius thou tion tout Voltaire W. E. GLADSTONE WELLINGTON 1769 WILLIAM ἂν γὰρ δὲ καὶ μὲν μὴ οὐ οὐκ τὴν τὸ Τὸν τοὺς