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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The object of this work is to show, to some extent, the obligations our language owes to various authors for numerous phrases and familiar quotations which have become household words.
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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 10 featured editions. View all 185 editions?
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