A Dictionary of Quotations in Prose: From American and Foreign Authors, Including Translations from Ancient SourcesAnna Lydia Ward |
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... reason that utterances which have come from them , in addresses or newspaper articles , have seemed to me sufficiently valu- able , because of their terseness , or beauty , or originality , to justify their preservation . On the other ...
... reason that utterances which have come from them , in addresses or newspaper articles , have seemed to me sufficiently valu- able , because of their terseness , or beauty , or originality , to justify their preservation . On the other ...
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... reason that their very images were not displayed . Tacitus : Annals . Bk . iii . Ch . 76 . 12 ACCIDENTS Chapter of accidents . 13 ACHIEVEMENT Lord Chesterfield : Letter , Feb. 16 , 1753 . Many things difficult to design prove easy to ...
... reason that their very images were not displayed . Tacitus : Annals . Bk . iii . Ch . 76 . 12 ACCIDENTS Chapter of accidents . 13 ACHIEVEMENT Lord Chesterfield : Letter , Feb. 16 , 1753 . Many things difficult to design prove easy to ...
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... reasons make strong actions . Shakespeare : King John . Act iii . Sc . 4 . 35 Suit the action to the word , the word to the action . Shakespeare : Hamlet . Act iii . Sc . 2 . 36 Facility of action comes by habit . 37 Timothy Titcomb ...
... reasons make strong actions . Shakespeare : King John . Act iii . Sc . 4 . 35 Suit the action to the word , the word to the action . Shakespeare : Hamlet . Act iii . Sc . 2 . 36 Facility of action comes by habit . 37 Timothy Titcomb ...
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... Reason , indeed , will soon inform us that our estimation of birth is arbitrary and capricious , and that dead ancestors can have no influence but upon imagination . 137 Johnson : The Adventurer . No. 111 . Proud men are very much ...
... Reason , indeed , will soon inform us that our estimation of birth is arbitrary and capricious , and that dead ancestors can have no influence but upon imagination . 137 Johnson : The Adventurer . No. 111 . Proud men are very much ...
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... reason he pleases one , must consequently displease another . 302 Isaac Disraeli : Literary Character of Men of Genius . Literary Miscellanies . On Reading . Authors stand between the governors and the governed , and form the single ...
... reason he pleases one , must consequently displease another . 302 Isaac Disraeli : Literary Character of Men of Genius . Literary Miscellanies . On Reading . Authors stand between the governors and the governed , and form the single ...
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