Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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A number of “ dying words ” have been included , not so much because of any particular intrinsic merit they may possess , but rather on account of the interest they acquire from their having been uttered ( or said to have been uttered ) ...
A number of “ dying words ” have been included , not so much because of any particular intrinsic merit they may possess , but rather on account of the interest they acquire from their having been uttered ( or said to have been uttered ) ...
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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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A dying man can do nothing easy . Last words of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ( 1706-90 ) -- to his daughter , who had advised him to change his position in bed , to breathe more easily . See J'avais cru plus difficile de mourir . .. a free ...
A dying man can do nothing easy . Last words of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ( 1706-90 ) -- to his daughter , who had advised him to change his position in bed , to breathe more easily . See J'avais cru plus difficile de mourir . .. a free ...
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DEAN SWIFT ( 1667-1745 ) - Last words , when Händel ( 1685-1759 ) was announced . Another version : “ It is follv ; they had better leave it alone , ” alluding to preparations that were being made for honouring his birthday anni ...
DEAN SWIFT ( 1667-1745 ) - Last words , when Händel ( 1685-1759 ) was announced . Another version : “ It is follv ; they had better leave it alone , ” alluding to preparations that were being made for honouring his birthday anni ...
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I am having Paul's understanding : CHARLES READE ( 1814-84 ) -last words , alluding to 2 Corinthians , xii , 1-4 , which had been recently discussed . Amen . W. E. GLADSTONE . ( 1809-98 ) — last words . Also of GEORGE BULL , Bishop of ...
I am having Paul's understanding : CHARLES READE ( 1814-84 ) -last words , alluding to 2 Corinthians , xii , 1-4 , which had been recently discussed . Amen . W. E. GLADSTONE . ( 1809-98 ) — last words . Also of GEORGE BULL , Bishop of ...
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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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