Familiar quotations
a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature
by John Bartlett
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English Quotations, Quotations, Aphorisms and apothegms, American Quotations, Nonfiction, Reference, Literature, Citations, Citations anglaises, Aphorisms and Proverbs, Engels, Zitatensammlung, Quotations,, DICTIONARY, Philosophy, English language, English literature, Reference Books, Technique, Painting, Resurrection, Quotations (texts)Showing 11 featured editions. View all 185 editions?
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