Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... referring to a Bill for the ad- mission of the Orleans territory as a State ( Abridged Cong . Debates , vol . iv , p . 327 ) . HENRY CLAY ( 1774-1852 ) in a speech Jan. 8 , 1813 , said that " the gentleman [ Mr. Quincy ] can- not have ...
... referring to a Bill for the ad- mission of the Orleans territory as a State ( Abridged Cong . Debates , vol . iv , p . 327 ) . HENRY CLAY ( 1774-1852 ) in a speech Jan. 8 , 1813 , said that " the gentleman [ Mr. Quincy ] can- not have ...
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... referring to the an- tagonism between freedom and slavery . A noble life , crowned with heroic death , rises above and out- lives the pride and pomp and glory of the mightiest empire of the earth . PRESIDENT J. A. GARFIELD ( 1831-81 ) ...
... referring to the an- tagonism between freedom and slavery . A noble life , crowned with heroic death , rises above and out- lives the pride and pomp and glory of the mightiest empire of the earth . PRESIDENT J. A. GARFIELD ( 1831-81 ) ...
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... referring to Walpole , who was wearing a low - crowned , broad - brimmed hat at Newmarket . He said : " Then the little man wears a shocking bad hat . " He had pre- viously asked who the stranger [ Walpole ] was . ( Capt . R. H. Gronow ...
... referring to Walpole , who was wearing a low - crowned , broad - brimmed hat at Newmarket . He said : " Then the little man wears a shocking bad hat . " He had pre- viously asked who the stranger [ Walpole ] was . ( Capt . R. H. Gronow ...
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... referring to the hasty counsels of his brother , James , Duke of York , afterwards James II . ( 1633-1701 ) , which gave him great uneasiness . But ere this be done Take up our sister's handker- chief . WILLIAM SHAKSPERE ( 1564- 1616 ...
... referring to the hasty counsels of his brother , James , Duke of York , afterwards James II . ( 1633-1701 ) , which gave him great uneasiness . But ere this be done Take up our sister's handker- chief . WILLIAM SHAKSPERE ( 1564- 1616 ...
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... referring to his foreign policy , after reading one of Blake's de- spatches : See I would have the English republic & c . Can this last long ? WILLIAM III . ( 1650-1702 ) —Last words , addressed to his physician . Carry my bones before ...
... referring to his foreign policy , after reading one of Blake's de- spatches : See I would have the English republic & c . Can this last long ? WILLIAM III . ( 1650-1702 ) —Last words , addressed to his physician . Carry my bones before ...
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