Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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He said that Mr. Horsman had “ retired into what may be called his political Cave of Adullam . ” ( Reid , Life of W. E. Gladstone , p . 486. ) An allusion to the cave Adullam . ( Cf. 1 Samuel xxii , 1 , 2. ) Bishop Wilberforce wrote at ...
He said that Mr. Horsman had “ retired into what may be called his political Cave of Adullam . ” ( Reid , Life of W. E. Gladstone , p . 486. ) An allusion to the cave Adullam . ( Cf. 1 Samuel xxii , 1 , 2. ) Bishop Wilberforce wrote at ...
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LORD PLUNKET ( 1764-1854 )in the Irish House of Commons , when someone called out that his words should be taken down . Stopped ! JOSEPH HENRY GREEN ( 17911863 ) -Last words , referring to his pulse . See The artery ceases to beat .
LORD PLUNKET ( 1764-1854 )in the Irish House of Commons , when someone called out that his words should be taken down . Stopped ! JOSEPH HENRY GREEN ( 17911863 ) -Last words , referring to his pulse . See The artery ceases to beat .
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Sir THOMAS WYATT , the Younger ( 1521-54 ) —Last words , on the scaffold , referring to the accusation of the complicity of Princess Elizabeth and Lord Courtenay in the rebellion against Queen Mary . That which is called firmness in a ...
Sir THOMAS WYATT , the Younger ( 1521-54 ) —Last words , on the scaffold , referring to the accusation of the complicity of Princess Elizabeth and Lord Courtenay in the rebellion against Queen Mary . That which is called firmness in a ...
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Biog . , lx . , 203 ) “ The term Iron Duke was first applied to an iron steamboat called by its owners the Duke of Wellington and afterwards , rather in jest than earnest , to the Duke himselt . ” ( The Words of Wellington , 1869 , p .
Biog . , lx . , 203 ) “ The term Iron Duke was first applied to an iron steamboat called by its owners the Duke of Wellington and afterwards , rather in jest than earnest , to the Duke himselt . ” ( The Words of Wellington , 1869 , p .
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172 ) says that a locomotive called the Iron Duke was built at the Great Western Railway works in 1847 . The term was applied to the Duke of Wellington in 1850 , according to the Engl . Histor . Dict . The key of India is not Herat or ...
172 ) says that a locomotive called the Iron Duke was built at the Great Western Railway works in 1847 . The term was applied to the Duke of Wellington in 1850 , according to the Engl . Histor . Dict . The key of India is not Herat or ...
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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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