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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

2917 Sir William Temple 1628-1699 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2917
AUTHOR:Sir William Temple (1628–1699)
QUOTATION:No clap of thunder in a fair frosty day could more astonish the world than our declaration of war against Holland in 1672.
ATTRIBUTION:Memoirs. Vol. ii. p. 255.