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... quoting a mere author's name , without any indication of the work of that author in which the alleged quotation may be found . Let us have accurate quotations and exact references , wherever such are to be found . A quotation without a ...
... quoting a mere author's name , without any indication of the work of that author in which the alleged quotation may be found . Let us have accurate quotations and exact references , wherever such are to be found . A quotation without a ...
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... quoted in his own tongue ; but , from the unfamiliarity of the Greek language , it is not uncommon to have a passage from a Greek writer given in a Latin rendering , which seems hardly permissible in a book of original quotation . If ...
... quoted in his own tongue ; but , from the unfamiliarity of the Greek language , it is not uncommon to have a passage from a Greek writer given in a Latin rendering , which seems hardly permissible in a book of original quotation . If ...
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... quoted . A quotation , then , to deserve the rank of such , should , first of all , be quotable . It should contain a sentiment of some acumen , well expressed , and not too long . This seems to be , more or less , the idea of the ...
... quoted . A quotation , then , to deserve the rank of such , should , first of all , be quotable . It should contain a sentiment of some acumen , well expressed , and not too long . This seems to be , more or less , the idea of the ...
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... quoted a passage from the " Iliad , " it hardly seems as if Greek quotations had fallen altogether into abeyance.2 1 Addison , Spectator 221 . 2 The passages quoted were Horace , Ep . 2 , 1 , 15-17 ; Virgil , A. 1 , 574 ; Homer , П. 16 ...
... quoted a passage from the " Iliad , " it hardly seems as if Greek quotations had fallen altogether into abeyance.2 1 Addison , Spectator 221 . 2 The passages quoted were Horace , Ep . 2 , 1 , 15-17 ; Virgil , A. 1 , 574 ; Homer , П. 16 ...
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... quoted nearly twice as often as French ; French In 1 Wilkes censuring quotation as pedantry , Johnson replied , " No , sir , it is a good thing : there is a community of mind in it . Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all ...
... quoted nearly twice as often as French ; French In 1 Wilkes censuring quotation as pedantry , Johnson replied , " No , sir , it is a good thing : there is a community of mind in it . Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all ...
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Page 152 - Now was the hour that wakens fond desire In men at sea, and melts their thoughtful heart Who in the morn have bid sweet friends farewell, And pilgrim, newly on his road, with love Thrills if he hear the vesper bell from far That seems to mourn for the expiring day. — Gary.
Page 152 - Milton, Lycidas, 70 : Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days.
Page 460 - Qu'on parle bien ou mal du fameux cardinal, Ma prose ni mes vers n'en diront jamais rien ; II m'a fait trop de bien pour en dire du mal, II m'a fait trop de mal pour en dire du bien. Richelieu.
Page 51 - Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me : lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who ia the
Page 375 - When lovely woman stoops to folly And finds, too late, that men betray, What charm can soothe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away
Page 54 - Avec de la vertu, de la capacité, et une bonne conduite, l'on peut être insupportable ; les manières que l'on néglige comme de petites choses, sont souvent ce qui fait que les hommes décident de vous en bien ou en mal ; une légère attention à les avoir douces et polies, prévient leur mauvais jugement.
Page 34 - runs away may fight again. He that fights and runs away May live to fight another day ; But he who is in battle slain Can never rise to fight again.
Page 487 - 40 : Slaves cannot breathe in England : if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall.
Page 417 - C'est de lui que nous vient cet art ingénieux De peindre la parole et de parler aux yeux, Et par les traits divers de ligures tracées Donner de la couleur et du corps aux pensées.
Page 128 - In all thy humours, whether grave or mellow, Thou'rt such a touchy, testy, pleasant fellow, Hast so much wit, and mirth, and spleen about thee. That there's no living with thee nor without thee.