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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... things are fading away.-T. H. BAYLEY . C. 66 " " Cabal , The . - A name given in English history to a famous cabinet council formed in 1670 , and composed of five unpopular ministers of Charles II . , namely , Lords Clifford , Ashley ...
... things are fading away.-T. H. BAYLEY . C. 66 " " Cabal , The . - A name given in English history to a famous cabinet council formed in 1670 , and composed of five unpopular ministers of Charles II . , namely , Lords Clifford , Ashley ...
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... thing of sin and guilt . - MILTON , Comus . ' Tis CHASTITY , my brother , chastity : She that has that is clad in complete steel . - Ibid . Chatterton . I thought of CHATTERTON , the marvellous Boy , The sleepless Soul that perished in ...
... thing of sin and guilt . - MILTON , Comus . ' Tis CHASTITY , my brother , chastity : She that has that is clad in complete steel . - Ibid . Chatterton . I thought of CHATTERTON , the marvellous Boy , The sleepless Soul that perished in ...
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... things with his half - shut eyes . Cogitation . His cogitative faculties immers'd POPE , Rape of the Lock . In cogibundity of COGITATION . - HENRY CAREY , Chronon . Coincidence . - A " strange COINCIDENCE , " to use a phrase By which ...
... things with his half - shut eyes . Cogitation . His cogitative faculties immers'd POPE , Rape of the Lock . In cogibundity of COGITATION . - HENRY CAREY , Chronon . Coincidence . - A " strange COINCIDENCE , " to use a phrase By which ...
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... thing he owed , As ' t were a careless trifle . — Ibid . , Macbeth . O eloquent , just and mightie DEATH ! whom none could advise , thou hast perswaded ; what none hath dared , thou hast done ; and whom all the world hath flattered ...
... thing he owed , As ' t were a careless trifle . — Ibid . , Macbeth . O eloquent , just and mightie DEATH ! whom none could advise , thou hast perswaded ; what none hath dared , thou hast done ; and whom all the world hath flattered ...
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... thing that's false . -BYRON , English Bards . Equity . EQUITY is a roguish thing : for law we have a measure , know what to trust to ; equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor , and as that is larger or narrower ...
... thing that's false . -BYRON , English Bards . Equity . EQUITY is a roguish thing : for law we have a measure , know what to trust to ; equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor , and as that is larger or narrower ...
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