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 LanguagesG.W. Carleton & Company, 1877 - 340 páginas |
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... hell , - - Though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens . - LILLY . AMBITION is the mind's immodesty . - DAVENANT . AMBITION , like a torrent , ne'er looks back- And is a swelling and the last affection A high mind can put off ...
... hell , - - Though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens . - LILLY . AMBITION is the mind's immodesty . - DAVENANT . AMBITION , like a torrent , ne'er looks back- And is a swelling and the last affection A high mind can put off ...
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... Hell trembled at the hideous name , and sigh'd From all her caves , and back resounded Death . Leaves have their time to fall , MILTON , Paradise Lost . And flowers to wither at the North - wind's breath , And stars to set ; -but all ...
... Hell trembled at the hideous name , and sigh'd From all her caves , and back resounded Death . Leaves have their time to fall , MILTON , Paradise Lost . And flowers to wither at the North - wind's breath , And stars to set ; -but all ...
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... . - ENVY will merit as its shade pursue , ENVY is a kind of praise . - GAY . But , like a shadow , proves the substance true : POPE , Essay on Criticism Envy -ENVY , eldest - born of hell , embrued 46 POPULAR QUOTATIONS .
... . - ENVY will merit as its shade pursue , ENVY is a kind of praise . - GAY . But , like a shadow , proves the substance true : POPE , Essay on Criticism Envy -ENVY , eldest - born of hell , embrued 46 POPULAR QUOTATIONS .
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... hell , embrued Her hands in blood , and taught the sons of men To make a death which nature never made , And God abhorred ; with violence rude to break The thread of life , ere half its length was run , And rob a wretched brother of his ...
... hell , embrued Her hands in blood , and taught the sons of men To make a death which nature never made , And God abhorred ; with violence rude to break The thread of life , ere half its length was run , And rob a wretched brother of his ...
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... thou the GOOD ; define it well : For fear divine Philosophy Should push beyond her mark , and be Procuress to the Lords of Hell . - TENNYSON , In Memoriam . Good . There is nothing either GOOD or bad , POPULAR QUOTATIONS . 65.
... thou the GOOD ; define it well : For fear divine Philosophy Should push beyond her mark , and be Procuress to the Lords of Hell . - TENNYSON , In Memoriam . Good . There is nothing either GOOD or bad , POPULAR QUOTATIONS . 65.
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angels bless blows brave breath BUTLER BYRON canto Childe Harold COWPER dark dead dear death devil divine Don Juan doth Dream DRYDEN Dunciad earth Essay on Criticism eyes faith fall fame Farewell fear feast fools give gold GOLDSMITH grave grief Hamlet hath heart heaven hell Henry Henry IV honest honour hope Hudibras Ibid immortal Julius Cæsar King King Lear Lady live look Lord Love's Macbeth man's Measure for Measure Memoriam Merchant of Venice merry MILTON mind Moral Essays nature Nature's ne'er never Night Thoughts numbers o'er Othello Paradise Lost pleasure poor POPE Queen rhyme Richard Richard III Romeo and Juliet SHAKESPERE sigh sleep smile Song sorrow soul spirit stars sweet Tale tears TENNYSON thee There's things thou true truth virtue wind woman words WORDSWORTH YOUNG youth