Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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107-8 ) , referring to a mot of Villars which seems never to have been uttered by him .. " le mot est si bien dans sa nature que , s'il ne l'a pas dit , il a dii le dire In these cases the Italian saying , “ se non č zero č ben trovato ...
107-8 ) , referring to a mot of Villars which seems never to have been uttered by him .. " le mot est si bien dans sa nature que , s'il ne l'a pas dit , il a dii le dire In these cases the Italian saying , “ se non č zero č ben trovato ...
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a city of cities , an aggregation of humanity , that probably has never been equalled in any period of the history of the world , ancient modern . BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) -in a speech or at in the House of ...
a city of cities , an aggregation of humanity , that probably has never been equalled in any period of the history of the world , ancient modern . BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) -in a speech or at in the House of ...
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A friend may be often found and lost ; but an old friend can never be found , and nature has provided that he cannot easily be lost . DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON ( 1709-84 ) : See A man , sir , should keep & c . After I am dead , you will find ...
A friend may be often found and lost ; but an old friend can never be found , and nature has provided that he cannot easily be lost . DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON ( 1709-84 ) : See A man , sir , should keep & c . After I am dead , you will find ...
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When asked by a lady what that was , he replied “ Madam , wise men never tell . ' In a note by Speaker Onslow to Burnet's History of his Own Times , ed . 1823 , vol . I , p . 164 , it is given as “ People differ in their discourse and ...
When asked by a lady what that was , he replied “ Madam , wise men never tell . ' In a note by Speaker Onslow to Burnet's History of his Own Times , ed . 1823 , vol . I , p . 164 , it is given as “ People differ in their discourse and ...
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America must be conquered in France : France can never be conquered in America . CHARLES JAMES Fox ( 1749-1806 ) -in the House of Commons , referring to the assistance given by France to the American colonies and the resulting ...
America must be conquered in France : France can never be conquered in America . CHARLES JAMES Fox ( 1749-1806 ) -in the House of Commons , referring to the assistance given by France to the American colonies and the resulting ...
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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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