Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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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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When asked by a lady what that was , he replied “ Madam , wise men never tell . ' In a note by Speaker Onslow to Burnet's History of his Own Times , ed . 1823 , vol . I , p . 164 , it is given as “ People differ in their discourse and ...
When asked by a lady what that was , he replied “ Madam , wise men never tell . ' In a note by Speaker Onslow to Burnet's History of his Own Times , ed . 1823 , vol . I , p . 164 , it is given as “ People differ in their discourse and ...
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He had previously asked who the stranger ( Walpole ] was . ( Capt . R. H. Gronow , Recollections , 4th Series , 1866 , pp . 153-4 ) . . . . . Asian mystery . BERESFORD Hope ( ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS 7.
He had previously asked who the stranger ( Walpole ] was . ( Capt . R. H. Gronow , Recollections , 4th Series , 1866 , pp . 153-4 ) . . . . . Asian mystery . BERESFORD Hope ( ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS 7.
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Sir Robert Walpole ( 1676-1745 ) , when asked how he had overcome Sir Spencer Compon , Earl of Wilmington , replied “ Ile got the wrong sow by the ear , and I the right ” ( Anecdotal Hist . of Parliament ) . Customs may not be as wise ...
Sir Robert Walpole ( 1676-1745 ) , when asked how he had overcome Sir Spencer Compon , Earl of Wilmington , replied “ Ile got the wrong sow by the ear , and I the right ” ( Anecdotal Hist . of Parliament ) . Customs may not be as wise ...
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DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 17691852 ) - Advice to a new Member who asked him how to get on in the House of Commons . Don't think , but try ; be patient , be accurate . JOHN HUNTER ( 1728-93 ) -Advice Edward Jenner , when consulted as to the ...
DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 17691852 ) - Advice to a new Member who asked him how to get on in the House of Commons . Don't think , but try ; be patient , be accurate . JOHN HUNTER ( 1728-93 ) -Advice Edward Jenner , when consulted as to the ...
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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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