Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... chance , but even here discrepancies creep in . ) Further , if the words uttered are not concise or pithy enough to suit the taste of posterity , it is only to be ex- pected that a little alteration or improvement will be made.
... chance , but even here discrepancies creep in . ) Further , if the words uttered are not concise or pithy enough to suit the taste of posterity , it is only to be ex- pected that a little alteration or improvement will be made.
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... 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 often very appropriate ; and , on the other hand , as Boileau ...
... 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 often very appropriate ; and , on the other hand , as Boileau ...
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... uttered ( or said to have been uttered ) by famous persons . With regard to these M. Fournier writes ( p . 377 , idem ) " Défiez - vous des mots prêtés aux mourants . La mort n'est point bevarde : un soupir , un regard noyé dans les ...
... uttered ( or said to have been uttered ) by famous persons . With regard to these M. Fournier writes ( p . 377 , idem ) " Défiez - vous des mots prêtés aux mourants . La mort n'est point bevarde : un soupir , un regard noyé dans les ...
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... uttered even on the floor of this House , Peaceably if we can , forcibly if we must ' . " ' Am I not a man and a brother ? JOSIAH WEDGWOOD ( 1730-95 ) — inscription on a medal ( 1768 ) repre- senting a negro in chains , in a sup ...
... uttered even on the floor of this House , Peaceably if we can , forcibly if we must ' . " ' Am I not a man and a brother ? JOSIAH WEDGWOOD ( 1730-95 ) — inscription on a medal ( 1768 ) repre- senting a negro in chains , in a sup ...
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... uttered by him when listening to a debate on Lord Ross's Divorce Bill ( see Macaulay , Review of the Life .. of Sir William Temple ) . A shocking bad hat . FREDERICK AUGUSTUS , DUKE OF YORK ( 1763-1827 ) , second son of George III ...
... uttered by him when listening to a debate on Lord Ross's Divorce Bill ( see Macaulay , Review of the Life .. of Sir William Temple ) . A shocking bad hat . FREDERICK AUGUSTUS , DUKE OF YORK ( 1763-1827 ) , second son of George III ...
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