Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... 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 dû le dire " In these cases the Italian saying , " se non è vero è ben trovato , is ...
... 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 dû le dire " In these cases the Italian saying , " se non è vero è ben trovato , is ...
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... referring to the battle of Waterloo ( June 18 , 1815 ) : in allusion to the Legendary Gigan- tomachia of classical ( post - Homeric ) antiquity cf. Plato , Republic 378 C ; Horace , Odes iii , 1 , 5-8 , iii , 4 , 49-58 , where the ...
... referring to the battle of Waterloo ( June 18 , 1815 ) : in allusion to the Legendary Gigan- tomachia of classical ( post - Homeric ) antiquity cf. Plato , Republic 378 C ; Horace , Odes iii , 1 , 5-8 , iii , 4 , 49-58 , where the ...
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... referring to London . A Conservative Government is an organized hypocrisy . BENJAMIN DISRAELI , [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) —in a debate in the House of Commons , March 17 , 1845 , on agricultural distress . A Conservative is ...
... referring to London . A Conservative Government is an organized hypocrisy . BENJAMIN DISRAELI , [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) —in a debate in the House of Commons , March 17 , 1845 , on agricultural distress . A Conservative is ...
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... referring to Lord Salisbury ( b . 1830 ) in 1874 . He also spoke of him as not being a man who measures his phrases . ' Ah , a German and a genius ! a prodigy , admit him ! DEAN SWIFT ( 1667-1745 ) —Last words , when Händel ( 1685-1759 ) ...
... referring to Lord Salisbury ( b . 1830 ) in 1874 . He also spoke of him as not being a man who measures his phrases . ' Ah , a German and a genius ! a prodigy , admit him ! DEAN SWIFT ( 1667-1745 ) —Last words , when Händel ( 1685-1759 ) ...
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... referring to a pun made by Dr. Garth ( 1660-1719 ) , the Doctor having sent his snuff - box to the last- named , with the two Greek letters P ( Phi Ro ) written inside the lid . ( Gentleman's Magazine , vol . 51 , p . 324 note ) ...
... referring to a pun made by Dr. Garth ( 1660-1719 ) , the Doctor having sent his snuff - box to the last- named , with the two Greek letters P ( Phi Ro ) written inside the lid . ( Gentleman's Magazine , vol . 51 , p . 324 note ) ...
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