Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... receive my soul . JONATHAN WILD , the thief - taker ( 1682-1725 ) Last words ; authenticity very doubtful . Lord John is a host in himself , but DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 1769- 1852 ) attributed to him by Samuel Rogers , as said in allusion ...
... receive my soul . JONATHAN WILD , the thief - taker ( 1682-1725 ) Last words ; authenticity very doubtful . Lord John is a host in himself , but DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 1769- 1852 ) attributed to him by Samuel Rogers , as said in allusion ...
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... receive my soul ; Lord , into thy hands & c ; Lord , Lord , Lord , receive my spirit . Madam , I have but ninepence in ready money , but I can draw for a thousand pounds . JOSEPH ADDISON ( 1672-1719 ) — to a lady who remarked upon his ...
... receive my soul ; Lord , into thy hands & c ; Lord , Lord , Lord , receive my spirit . Madam , I have but ninepence in ready money , but I can draw for a thousand pounds . JOSEPH ADDISON ( 1672-1719 ) — to a lady who remarked upon his ...
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... receive my soul . But see No one ever laid down the book of Robinson Crusoe without wishing it longer . DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON ( 1709-84 ) . No popery ! Popular Cry , on the occasion of the Gordon Riots , Lord George Gordon ( 1750-93 ) ...
... receive my soul . But see No one ever laid down the book of Robinson Crusoe without wishing it longer . DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON ( 1709-84 ) . No popery ! Popular Cry , on the occasion of the Gordon Riots , Lord George Gordon ( 1750-93 ) ...
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... receive . " ( Sketch of the state of Ireland , Past and Present , Dublin , 1808 [ by Rt . Hon . John Wilson Croker ] ) Cf. " Enten- due de la sorte , qu'est - ce que la pro- priété ? C'est le vol . ( Viewed in this light , what is ...
... receive . " ( Sketch of the state of Ireland , Past and Present , Dublin , 1808 [ by Rt . Hon . John Wilson Croker ] ) Cf. " Enten- due de la sorte , qu'est - ce que la pro- priété ? C'est le vol . ( Viewed in this light , what is ...
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... Receive our air , that moment they are free ; They touch our country , and their shackles fall . ' ( Cowper , The Task , ii . , 40 ) . The American people never ran away from a difficult question or from a well - defined duty ...
... Receive our air , that moment they are free ; They touch our country , and their shackles fall . ' ( Cowper , The Task , ii . , 40 ) . The American people never ran away from a difficult question or from a well - defined duty ...
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