Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... lands ( Cal . ) , May 8 , 1901 . The Angel of Death has been abroad throughout the land ; you may almost hear the beating of his wings . JOHN BRIGHT ( 1811-89 ) —in the House of Commons , Feb. 23 , 1855 , referring to the Russian War ...
... lands ( Cal . ) , May 8 , 1901 . The Angel of Death has been abroad throughout the land ; you may almost hear the beating of his wings . JOHN BRIGHT ( 1811-89 ) —in the House of Commons , Feb. 23 , 1855 , referring to the Russian War ...
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... land- scape . SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS ( 1723-92 ) — alluding to his non - enjoyment of the scenery of Richmond . The ignorant impatience of tax- ation . LORD CASTLEreagh ( 1769-1822 ) -when the Income - Tax Bill was thrown out in 1816 ...
... land- scape . SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS ( 1723-92 ) — alluding to his non - enjoyment of the scenery of Richmond . The ignorant impatience of tax- ation . LORD CASTLEreagh ( 1769-1822 ) -when the Income - Tax Bill was thrown out in 1816 ...
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... Land Bill in 1870 . The Orangeman raises his war- whoop ; Exeter Hall sets up its bray . LORD MACAULAY ( 1800-59 ) —in a speech in the House of Commons in April , 1845 , on the second reading of the Maynooth College Bill . The past , at ...
... Land Bill in 1870 . The Orangeman raises his war- whoop ; Exeter Hall sets up its bray . LORD MACAULAY ( 1800-59 ) —in a speech in the House of Commons in April , 1845 , on the second reading of the Maynooth College Bill . The past , at ...
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... land . the W. E. FORSTER ( 1818-86 ) -in a speech in the House of Commons Feb. 22 , 1883 , on Ireland , spoke of Charles Stuart Parnell as uncrowned king ' as the honourable member for Dungarvan called him . " Mr. O'Donnell , however ...
... land . the W. E. FORSTER ( 1818-86 ) -in a speech in the House of Commons Feb. 22 , 1883 , on Ireland , spoke of Charles Stuart Parnell as uncrowned king ' as the honourable member for Dungarvan called him . " Mr. O'Donnell , however ...
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... land is cultivated entirely by the spade , and no horses are kept , a cow is kept for every three acres of land , & c . " Bentham , in his criticism of a Bill introduced by Pitt in 1797 , points out that each cow would re- quire for her ...
... land is cultivated entirely by the spade , and no horses are kept , a cow is kept for every three acres of land , & c . " Bentham , in his criticism of a Bill introduced by Pitt in 1797 , points out that each cow would re- quire for her ...
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