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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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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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QUEEN ELIZABETH ( 1533-1603 ) --- said to have been her dying words . Another version is that , in answer to the question who should succeed her , she said , “ I will have no rogue's ( rascal's ) son in my scat , " alluding to Lord ...
QUEEN ELIZABETH ( 1533-1603 ) --- said to have been her dying words . Another version is that , in answer to the question who should succeed her , she said , “ I will have no rogue's ( rascal's ) son in my scat , " alluding to Lord ...
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... to abolish privilege ; the essence of social equality is to destroy class . ” Close this eye , the other is closed already ; and now farewell ! Rev. CHARLES WOLFE ( 17911823 ) , author of The Burial of Sir John Moore - Dying words .
... to abolish privilege ; the essence of social equality is to destroy class . ” Close this eye , the other is closed already ; and now farewell ! Rev. CHARLES WOLFE ( 17911823 ) , author of The Burial of Sir John Moore - Dying words .
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SYDNEY SMITH ( 1771-1845 ) --- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Dying , dying . ( 1689-1762 ) had said The world THOMAS Hoon ( 1792-1845 ) – is made up of men , women and Last worris . Herveys . " Early and provident fear is the Dost thou ...
SYDNEY SMITH ( 1771-1845 ) --- Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Dying , dying . ( 1689-1762 ) had said The world THOMAS Hoon ( 1792-1845 ) – is made up of men , women and Last worris . Herveys . " Early and provident fear is the Dost thou ...
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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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