Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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John Woolton , Bishop of Exeter ( 1535-94 ) , --Last words . See Decet imperatorem , & c ; Un roi de France peut mourir , & c . It is related of Siward , Earl of Northumberland ( d . 1055 ) that , when near his end , he put on his ...
John Woolton , Bishop of Exeter ( 1535-94 ) , --Last words . See Decet imperatorem , & c ; Un roi de France peut mourir , & c . It is related of Siward , Earl of Northumberland ( d . 1055 ) that , when near his end , he put on his ...
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JOHN BRIGHT ( 1811-89 ) —a phrase used in addressing the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce , in 1868 , in favour of the repeal of the duties on tea , sugar and coffee . A friend may be often found and lost ; but an old friend can ...
JOHN BRIGHT ( 1811-89 ) —a phrase used in addressing the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce , in 1868 , in favour of the repeal of the duties on tea , sugar and coffee . A friend may be often found and lost ; but an old friend can ...
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Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper , asterwards first EARL OF SHAFTESBURY , ( 1671-1713 ) -attributed to , by John Toland , Clidophorus , 1720 , ch . 13 . When asked by a lady what that was , he replied “ Madam , wise men never tell .
Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper , asterwards first EARL OF SHAFTESBURY , ( 1671-1713 ) -attributed to , by John Toland , Clidophorus , 1720 , ch . 13 . When asked by a lady what that was , he replied “ Madam , wise men never tell .
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John Bright ( 1811-89 ) —when told that he ought to give Benjamin Disraeli ( 1804-81 ) credit for being a self - made man . And , if this inauspicious union be not already consummated , in the name of my country I forbid the banns .
John Bright ( 1811-89 ) —when told that he ought to give Benjamin Disraeli ( 1804-81 ) credit for being a self - made man . And , if this inauspicious union be not already consummated , in the name of my country I forbid the banns .
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JOHN BRIGHT ( 1811-89 ) -his favourite maxim . Be of good cheer , Master Ridley , and play the man . We shall this day light such a candle , by God's grace , in England , as I trust shall never be put out . Hugh LATIMER ( c .
JOHN BRIGHT ( 1811-89 ) -his favourite maxim . Be of good cheer , Master Ridley , and play the man . We shall this day light such a candle , by God's grace , in England , as I trust shall never be put out . Hugh LATIMER ( c .
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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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