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Still , it is not to be wondered at that so little reliance is to be placed upon such a large number of historical sayings — these landmarks of history , as they may be called — when we have Dr. Johnson's opinion that “ We must consider ...
Still , it is not to be wondered at that so little reliance is to be placed upon such a large number of historical sayings — these landmarks of history , as they may be called — when we have Dr. Johnson's opinion that “ We must consider ...
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LADY FAIRFAX - Reply when Lord Fairfax's name was called by the crier in forming the Court in Westminster llall , Jan. 20 , 1649 , to try Charles I for treason . When the charge against the king name of the people of England was read ...
LADY FAIRFAX - Reply when Lord Fairfax's name was called by the crier in forming the Court in Westminster llall , Jan. 20 , 1649 , to try Charles I for treason . When the charge against the king name of the people of England was read ...
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I called the New World into existence to redress the balance of the Old . George CANNING ( 1770-1827 ) - in a speech on the relations between Great Britain and Portugal ( Dec. 12 , 1826 ) . Alluded to by Daniel Webster , in his speech ...
I called the New World into existence to redress the balance of the Old . George CANNING ( 1770-1827 ) - in a speech on the relations between Great Britain and Portugal ( Dec. 12 , 1826 ) . Alluded to by Daniel Webster , in his speech ...
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John Stalworth Chillingly was a decided adherent to the creed of what is called " Muscular Christianity , ' and a very fine specimen of it too . ” ( Kenelm Chillingly , ch . 2. ) My anchor is well cast , and my ship , though ...
John Stalworth Chillingly was a decided adherent to the creed of what is called " Muscular Christianity , ' and a very fine specimen of it too . ” ( Kenelm Chillingly , ch . 2. ) My anchor is well cast , and my ship , though ...
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Now am I about to take my last voyage - a great leap in the dark . THOMAS HOBBES ( 1588-1679 )Last words . Another version is : “ I am going to take a great leap into obscurity . ” . much afraid of death , which he called ' taking a ...
Now am I about to take my last voyage - a great leap in the dark . THOMAS HOBBES ( 1588-1679 )Last words . Another version is : “ I am going to take a great leap into obscurity . ” . much afraid of death , which he called ' taking a ...
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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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