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Copyright , 1875 , 1882 , 1891 , BY JOHN BARTLETT . NINETEENTH
THOUSAND . UNIVERSITY PRESS : John WILSON AND Son , CAMBRIDGE ,
U.S.A. IS AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE
ASSISTANT.
Copyright , 1875 , 1882 , 1891 , BY JOHN BARTLETT . NINETEENTH
THOUSAND . UNIVERSITY PRESS : John WILSON AND Son , CAMBRIDGE ,
U.S.A. IS AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE
ASSISTANT.
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Of the last two editions forty thousand copies were printed , apart from the English
reprints . The present enlargement of text equals three hundred and fifty pages of
the previous edition , and the index is increased with upwards of ten thousand ...
Of the last two editions forty thousand copies were printed , apart from the English
reprints . The present enlargement of text equals three hundred and fifty pages of
the previous edition , and the index is increased with upwards of ten thousand ...
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And I ill make hee beds of roses And a thousand fragrant posies . Ibid . Infinite
riches in a little room . The Jew of Malta . Act i . Excess of wealth is cause of
covetousness . Ibid . Now will I show myself to have more of the serpent than the
dove ...
And I ill make hee beds of roses And a thousand fragrant posies . Ibid . Infinite
riches in a little room . The Jew of Malta . Act i . Excess of wealth is cause of
covetousness . Ibid . Now will I show myself to have more of the serpent than the
dove ...
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I never tempted her with word too large , But , as a brother to his sister , show'd
Bashful sincerity and comely love . Ibid . I have mark'd A thousand blushing
apparitions To start into her face , a thousand innocent shames In angel
whiteness ...
I never tempted her with word too large , But , as a brother to his sister , show'd
Bashful sincerity and comely love . Ibid . I have mark'd A thousand blushing
apparitions To start into her face , a thousand innocent shames In angel
whiteness ...
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My conscience hath a thousand several tongues , And every tongue brings in a
several tale , And every tale condemns me for a villain . Ibid . The early village
cock Hath twice done salutation to the morn . Ibid . By the apostle Paul , shadows
to ...
My conscience hath a thousand several tongues , And every tongue brings in a
several tale , And every tale condemns me for a villain . Ibid . The early village
cock Hath twice done salutation to the morn . Ibid . By the apostle Paul , shadows
to ...
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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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