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... truth in any of them ; but it must , on the other hand , be borne in mind that M. Fournier deals almost exclusively with those sayings concerning which there is some question : the authentic sayings are scarcely mentioned at all .
... truth in any of them ; but it must , on the other hand , be borne in mind that M. Fournier deals almost exclusively with those sayings concerning which there is some question : the authentic sayings are scarcely mentioned at all .
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... or going to the other extreme and accepting them all without question , the compiler's object in the following ... as the case may be ; answering the questions by whom said , and under what circumstances ; giving authorities as far ...
... or going to the other extreme and accepting them all without question , the compiler's object in the following ... as the case may be ; answering the questions by whom said , and under what circumstances ; giving authorities as far ...
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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 Beauchamp , son of the attainted Earl of Suffolk .
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 Beauchamp , son of the attainted Earl of Suffolk .
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Great and burning questions . BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) -in a speech March 20 , 1873 , explaining his reasons for refusing to take office . The phrase " brennende Fragen ( burning questions ) , however ...
Great and burning questions . BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) -in a speech March 20 , 1873 , explaining his reasons for refusing to take office . The phrase " brennende Fragen ( burning questions ) , however ...
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c . I am on the side of the angels . BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) -- at a meeting of the Oxford Diocesan Society , Nov. 25 , 1864 , referring to the subject of Darwinism . question is this : Is man an ape or an ...
c . I am on the side of the angels . BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) -- at a meeting of the Oxford Diocesan Society , Nov. 25 , 1864 , referring to the subject of Darwinism . question is this : Is man an ape or an ...
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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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