Carleton's Hand-book of Popular Quotations: A Book of Ready Reference for Such Familiar Words, Phrases and Expressions as are Oftenest Quoted and Met with in General Literature ; Together with Their Authorship and Position in the Original : Also, a Carefully Prepared List of Popular Quotations from the Latin, French and Other Languages |
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... that , if a man were per- mitted to make all the BALLADS , he need not care who should make the laws of a nation . FLETCHER OF SALTOUN , Letter to Montrose . Ballads . And tell prose writers , stories are so 10 POPULAR QUOTATIONS .
... that , if a man were per- mitted to make all the BALLADS , he need not care who should make the laws of a nation . FLETCHER OF SALTOUN , Letter to Montrose . Ballads . And tell prose writers , stories are so 10 POPULAR QUOTATIONS .
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... tell prose writers , stories are so stale , That penny BALLADS have a better sale . BRETON , Pasquil , 1600 . Ballot - box . - A weapon that comes down as still As snow - flakes fall upon the sod ; But executes a freeman's will , As ...
... tell prose writers , stories are so stale , That penny BALLADS have a better sale . BRETON , Pasquil , 1600 . Ballot - box . - A weapon that comes down as still As snow - flakes fall upon the sod ; But executes a freeman's will , As ...
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... tell sad stories of the death of kings . Ibid . , Richard II . By foreign hands thy dying eyes were clos'd , By foreign hands thy decent limbs compos'd , By foreign hands thy humble grave adorn'd , By strangers honor'd , and by ...
... tell sad stories of the death of kings . Ibid . , Richard II . By foreign hands thy dying eyes were clos'd , By foreign hands thy decent limbs compos'd , By foreign hands thy humble grave adorn'd , By strangers honor'd , and by ...
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... tell the truth and to do it . -BACON , Distance .- ' Tis DISTANCE lends enchantment to the view , And robes the mountain in its azure hue . CAMPBELL , Pleasures of Hope . Ditto to Mr. Burke . — At the conclusion of one of Mr. Burke's ...
... tell the truth and to do it . -BACON , Distance .- ' Tis DISTANCE lends enchantment to the view , And robes the mountain in its azure hue . CAMPBELL , Pleasures of Hope . Ditto to Mr. Burke . — At the conclusion of one of Mr. Burke's ...
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... tell me , sir , whose dog are you ? -- POPE , Windsor Forest . Let Hercules himself do what he may , The cat will mew , and DOG will have his day . Dogs . - Let DOGS delight to bark and bite , For God hath made them so ; Let bears and ...
... tell me , sir , whose dog are you ? -- POPE , Windsor Forest . Let Hercules himself do what he may , The cat will mew , and DOG will have his day . Dogs . - Let DOGS delight to bark and bite , For God hath made them so ; Let bears and ...
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