Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... asked why actors were more successful than preachers in impressing their auditors . too a delusion , a mockery , and a snare . LORD DENMAN ( 1779-1854 ) — in giving judgment in the case of O'Connell and others v . the Queen , in the ...
... asked why actors were more successful than preachers in impressing their auditors . too a delusion , a mockery , and a snare . LORD DENMAN ( 1779-1854 ) — in giving judgment in the case of O'Connell and others v . the Queen , in the ...
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... asked by a lady what that was , he replied " Madam , wise men never tell . " In a note by Speaker Onslow to Burnet's History ofhis Own Times , ed . 1823 , vol . i , p . 164 , it is given as " People differ in their discourse and ...
... asked by a lady what that was , he replied " Madam , wise men never tell . " In a note by Speaker Onslow to Burnet's History ofhis Own Times , ed . 1823 , vol . i , p . 164 , it is given as " People differ in their discourse and ...
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... shocking bad hat . " He had pre- viously asked who the stranger [ Walpole ] was . ( Capt . R. H. Gronow , Recollections , 4th Series , 1866 , pp . 153-4 ) . .. Asian mystery . BERESFORD HOPE ( 1820-87 ) —- ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS 7.
... shocking bad hat . " He had pre- viously asked who the stranger [ Walpole ] was . ( Capt . R. H. Gronow , Recollections , 4th Series , 1866 , pp . 153-4 ) . .. Asian mystery . BERESFORD HOPE ( 1820-87 ) —- ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS 7.
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... asked how he had overcome Sir Spencer Compton , Earl of Wilmington , re- plied " He got the wrong sow by the ear , and I the right " ( Anecdotal Hist . of Parliament ) . Customs may not be as wise as laws , but they are always more ...
... asked how he had overcome Sir Spencer Compton , Earl of Wilmington , re- plied " He got the wrong sow by the ear , and I the right " ( Anecdotal Hist . of Parliament ) . Customs may not be as wise as laws , but they are always more ...
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... asked him how to get on in the House of Commons . Don't think , but try ; be patient , be accurate . JOHN HUNTER ( 1728-93 ) -Ad- vice to Edward Jenner , when consulted as to the latter's views on the prophylactic virtues of cow - pox ...
... asked him how to get on in the House of Commons . Don't think , but try ; be patient , be accurate . JOHN HUNTER ( 1728-93 ) -Ad- vice to Edward Jenner , when consulted as to the latter's views on the prophylactic virtues of cow - pox ...
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