Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature |
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3 , Book of Common Prayer . 4 De l'audace , encore de l'audace , et toujours de l'
audace ( Boldness , again boldness , and ever boldness ) . – Danton : Speech in
the Legislative Assembly , 1792 . For all that Nature by her mother - witz Could ...
3 , Book of Common Prayer . 4 De l'audace , encore de l'audace , et toujours de l'
audace ( Boldness , again boldness , and ever boldness ) . – Danton : Speech in
the Legislative Assembly , 1792 . For all that Nature by her mother - witz Could ...
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Rude am I in my speech , And little bless'd with the soft phrase of peace : For
since these arms of mine had seven years ' pith , Till now some nine moons
wasted , they have used Sc . 2 . 1 i Though I be rude in speech . – 2 Cor . xi . 6 .
Rude am I in my speech , And little bless'd with the soft phrase of peace : For
since these arms of mine had seven years ' pith , Till now some nine moons
wasted , they have used Sc . 2 . 1 i Though I be rude in speech . – 2 Cor . xi . 6 .
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It was a high speech of Seneca ( after the manner of the Stoics ) , that “ The good
things which belong to prosperity are to be wished , but the good things that
belong to adversity are to be admired . ” Of Adversity . It is yet a higher speech of
his ...
It was a high speech of Seneca ( after the manner of the Stoics ) , that “ The good
things which belong to prosperity are to be wished , but the good things that
belong to adversity are to be admired . ” Of Adversity . It is yet a higher speech of
his ...
Page 166
In things that a man would not be seen in himself , it is a point of cunning to
borrow the name of the world ; as to say , “ The world says , ” or “ There is a
speech abroad . " Of Cunning . There is a cunning which we in England call " the
turning of ...
In things that a man would not be seen in himself , it is a point of cunning to
borrow the name of the world ; as to say , “ The world says , ” or “ There is a
speech abroad . " Of Cunning . There is a cunning which we in England call " the
turning of ...
Page 167
Discretion of speech is more than eloquence ; and to speak agreeably to him with
whom we deal is more than to speak in ... Men's thoughts are much according to
their inclination , their discourse and speeches according to their learning and ...
Discretion of speech is more than eloquence ; and to speak agreeably to him with
whom we deal is more than to speak in ... Men's thoughts are much according to
their inclination , their discourse and speeches according to their learning and ...
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| Title | Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature |
| Compiled by | John Bartlett |
| Edition | 9 |
| Publisher | Little, Brown, and Company, 1894 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2014 |
| Length | 1158 pages |
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