Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... reply to his friends , who were en- deavouring to persuade him to desist from pulpit services owing to his state of health ( Percy Anecdotes , vol . iii , p . 285 ) . a born gentleman . DR SAMUEL JOHNSON ( 1709- 84 ) : " Adventitious ...
... reply to his friends , who were en- deavouring to persuade him to desist from pulpit services owing to his state of health ( Percy Anecdotes , vol . iii , p . 285 ) . a born gentleman . DR SAMUEL JOHNSON ( 1709- 84 ) : " Adventitious ...
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... reply to the Archbishop of Canterbury , who asked why actors were more successful than preachers in impressing their auditors . too a delusion , a mockery , and a snare . LORD DENMAN ( 1779-1854 ) — in giving judgment in the case of O ...
... reply to the Archbishop of Canterbury , who asked why actors were more successful than preachers in impressing their auditors . too a delusion , a mockery , and a snare . LORD DENMAN ( 1779-1854 ) — in giving judgment in the case of O ...
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... reply- ing to Hayne , of South Carolina , said : " The gentleman has not seen how to reply to this other- wise than by supposing me to have advanced the doctrine that a national debt is a national blessing . " A nation is not governed ...
... reply- ing to Hayne , of South Carolina , said : " The gentleman has not seen how to reply to this other- wise than by supposing me to have advanced the doctrine that a national debt is a national blessing . " A nation is not governed ...
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... reply , 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 ...
... reply , 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 ...
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... reply to a petition from the House of Commons in 1559 on the subject of her marrying ( Hume , Hist . of Engi . , ch . xxxviii ) . For shame ! are you afraid to die in my company ? WILLIAM III . ( 1650-1702 ) -to some sailors in 1691 ...
... reply to a petition from the House of Commons in 1559 on the subject of her marrying ( Hume , Hist . of Engi . , ch . xxxviii ) . For shame ! are you afraid to die in my company ? WILLIAM III . ( 1650-1702 ) -to some sailors in 1691 ...
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