Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... remarks : " Remarkable Maillard , if fame were not an accident , and History a dis- tillation of Rumour , how remarkable wast thou ! " The doubtful points in historical sayings may be roughly classified as follows : ( 1 ) inaccuracy of ...
... remarks : " Remarkable Maillard , if fame were not an accident , and History a dis- tillation of Rumour , how remarkable wast thou ! " The doubtful points in historical sayings may be roughly classified as follows : ( 1 ) inaccuracy of ...
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... remarks - as they began-- with a quotation , I cannot tell how the truth may be ; I say the tale as ' twas said to me . Sir W. Scott , Lay of the Last Minstrel , ca. ii , st . 23 . It only remains for me to express my indebtedness and ...
... remarks - as they began-- with a quotation , I cannot tell how the truth may be ; I say the tale as ' twas said to me . Sir W. Scott , Lay of the Last Minstrel , ca. ii , st . 23 . It only remains for me to express my indebtedness and ...
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... remark that there is a Batavian * grace about his exhibi- tion which takes the sting out of what he has said . " * [ Alluding to Beresford Hope's descent from the family of Hope of Amsterdam , and his action while speaking ) . a social ...
... remark that there is a Batavian * grace about his exhibi- tion which takes the sting out of what he has said . " * [ Alluding to Beresford Hope's descent from the family of Hope of Amsterdam , and his action while speaking ) . a social ...
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... remark by SIR ROBERT WALPOLE ( 1676-1745 ) to Mr. Leveson : " You see with what zeal and vehemence those gentlemen oppose , and yet I know the price of every man in this house except three , and your brother [ Lord Gower ] is one of ...
... remark by SIR ROBERT WALPOLE ( 1676-1745 ) to Mr. Leveson : " You see with what zeal and vehemence those gentlemen oppose , and yet I know the price of every man in this house except three , and your brother [ Lord Gower ] is one of ...
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... remark by the hangman . Peters was executed Oct. 16 , 1660 .- ( Percy Anecdotes , vol . iii , p . 417 ) . Gentlemen , I am poor , very poor ; but your king is not rich enough to buy me . GENERAL JOSEPH REED , Presi- dent of Congress ...
... remark by the hangman . Peters was executed Oct. 16 , 1660 .- ( Percy Anecdotes , vol . iii , p . 417 ) . Gentlemen , I am poor , very poor ; but your king is not rich enough to buy me . GENERAL JOSEPH REED , Presi- dent of Congress ...
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