Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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BISHOP Jewell ( 1522-71 ) --in reply to his friends , who were endeavouring to persuade him to desist from pulpit services owing to his state of health ( Percy Anecdotes , vol . iii , p . 285 ) . a born gentleman .
BISHOP Jewell ( 1522-71 ) --in reply to his friends , who were endeavouring to persuade him to desist from pulpit services owing to his state of health ( Percy Anecdotes , vol . iii , p . 285 ) . a born gentleman .
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THOMAS BETTERTON ( 1635-1710 ) --- in reply to the Archbishop of Canterbury , who asked why actors were more successful than preachers in impressing their auditors . .. a delusion , a mockery , and a snare .
THOMAS BETTERTON ( 1635-1710 ) --- in reply to the Archbishop of Canterbury , who asked why actors were more successful than preachers in impressing their auditors . .. a delusion , a mockery , and a snare .
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26 , 1830 , reply . ing to Hayne , of South Carolina , said : “ The gentleman has not seen how to reply to this otherwise than by supposing me to have advanced the doctrine that a national debt is ...
26 , 1830 , reply . ing to Hayne , of South Carolina , said : “ The gentleman has not seen how to reply to this otherwise than by supposing me to have advanced the doctrine that a national debt is ...
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The latter , in his speech , said : “ All his [ Beresford Hope's ] exhibitions in this House are distinguished by a prudery which charms me , and when he talks of Asian mysteries I may , perhaps , by way of reply , remark that there is ...
The latter , in his speech , said : “ All his [ Beresford Hope's ] exhibitions in this House are distinguished by a prudery which charms me , and when he talks of Asian mysteries I may , perhaps , by way of reply , remark that there is ...
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... that a marble stone should declare that a queen having reigned such a time lived and died a virgin . QUEEN ELIZABETH ( 1533-1603 ) -in reply to a petition from the House of Commons in 1559 on the subject of her marrying ( Hume ...
... that a marble stone should declare that a queen having reigned such a time lived and died a virgin . QUEEN ELIZABETH ( 1533-1603 ) -in reply to a petition from the House of Commons in 1559 on the subject of her marrying ( Hume ...
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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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