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A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin Edward Latham. PN 6080 .L35 ceti RR The URSITY OF ; ! ; GO LIDRANY DIR << a mena battle of giants . DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin Edward Latham. PN 6080 .L35 ceti RR The URSITY OF ; ! ; GO LIDRANY DIR << a mena battle of giants . DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
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DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 17691852 ) — in conversation with Samuel Rogers , referring to the battle of Waterloo ( June 18 , 1815 ) : in allusion to the Legendary Gigan . tomachia of classical ( post - Homeric ) antiquity : cf.
DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 17691852 ) — in conversation with Samuel Rogers , referring to the battle of Waterloo ( June 18 , 1815 ) : in allusion to the Legendary Gigan . tomachia of classical ( post - Homeric ) antiquity : cf.
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The DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 1769-1852 ) -alluding to the battle of Navarino ( Oct. 20 , 1827 ) , because it appeared likely to disturb • balance of power . ' The phrase occurs in ihe speech of George IV . at the opening of Parliament in ...
The DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 1769-1852 ) -alluding to the battle of Navarino ( Oct. 20 , 1827 ) , because it appeared likely to disturb • balance of power . ' The phrase occurs in ihe speech of George IV . at the opening of Parliament in ...
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FREDERICK AUGUSTUS , DUKE OF YORK ( 1763-1827 ) , second son of George III - referring to Walpole , who was wearing a low - crowned , broad - brimmed hat at Newmarket . He said : “ Then the little man wears a shocking bad hat .
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS , DUKE OF YORK ( 1763-1827 ) , second son of George III - referring to Walpole , who was wearing a low - crowned , broad - brimmed hat at Newmarket . He said : “ Then the little man wears a shocking bad hat .
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DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 17691852 ) —in a letter to Thomas Raikes , March 1 , 1841 . Assassination has never changed the history of the world . BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) -in a speech in the House of Commons ...
DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 17691852 ) —in a letter to Thomas Raikes , March 1 , 1841 . Assassination has never changed the history of the world . BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) -in a speech in the House of Commons ...
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| Title | Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin Casket Series Volume 7 of Sonnenschein's dictionaries of quotations |
| Author | Edward Latham |
| Publisher | Sonnenschein, 1904 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 7 May 2015 |
| Length | 269 pages |
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