Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... phrase used in addressing the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce , in 1868 , in favour of the repeal of the duties on tea , sugar and coffee . A friend may be often found and lost ; but an old friend can never be found , and nature has ...
... phrase used in addressing the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce , in 1868 , in favour of the repeal of the duties on tea , sugar and coffee . A friend may be often found and lost ; but an old friend can never be found , and nature has ...
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... phrase occurs in the speech of George IV . at the opening of Parlia- ment in 1828. " His Majesty deeply regrets that this conflict should have occurred with the naval force of an DR . 1829 ) . THOMAS YOUNG ( 1773- Any 6 ENGLISH AND ...
... phrase occurs in the speech of George IV . at the opening of Parlia- ment in 1828. " His Majesty deeply regrets that this conflict should have occurred with the naval force of an DR . 1829 ) . THOMAS YOUNG ( 1773- Any 6 ENGLISH AND ...
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... phrase " masterly inactivity , " which originated with Sir James Mackintosh , Vindicia Gallica : " The Commons , faithful to their system , remained in a wise and masterly inactivity " ( ed . 1837 . p . 14 ) . Be a whole man to one ...
... phrase " masterly inactivity , " which originated with Sir James Mackintosh , Vindicia Gallica : " The Commons , faithful to their system , remained in a wise and masterly inactivity " ( ed . 1837 . p . 14 ) . Be a whole man to one ...
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... phrase which calls The burial - ground God's acre ! — " ( Longfellow , Goa's - Acre . ) Civil equality prevails in Britain , social equality prevails in France . BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) —in a speech at ...
... phrase which calls The burial - ground God's acre ! — " ( Longfellow , Goa's - Acre . ) Civil equality prevails in Britain , social equality prevails in France . BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) —in a speech at ...
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... phrase pro- bably derived from the stage , where it is used by actors in the green- room when preparing to go on the boards to literal y face the music . Another explanation traces it to militia - muster , where every man is expected to ...
... phrase pro- bably derived from the stage , where it is used by actors in the green- room when preparing to go on the boards to literal y face the music . Another explanation traces it to militia - muster , where every man is expected to ...
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ABBÉ alluding asked Attributed battle BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl bien Biog c'est Cæsar CARDINAL Chamber of Deputies Charles COMTE death Dict Dieu Diogenes Laertius DUKE OF WELLINGTON Dying words Earl of Beaconsfield EDMUND BURKE Emperor enemy Engl England fait faut femme Français France French grand HENRY Hist homme honour House of Commons Hume j'ai jamais JOHN June king Last words Le Moniteur universel letter liberty Lives Lord LOUIS XIV Madam Mémoires MIRABEAU Molière Moniteur mort mourir n'est NAPOLEON nation never Paris Parliament Phocion phrase Plutarch PRESIDENT PRINCE BISMARCK Prussian qu'il qu'on Queen quoted referring Reichstag remark reply rien saying Sire soldiers speech Suetonius thou tion tout Voltaire W. E. GLADSTONE WELLINGTON 1769 WILLIAM γὰρ δὲ καὶ μὲν μὴ οὐ οὐκ τὴν τὸ Τὸν τοὺς