John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
John Hookham Frere 1769-1846 John Bartlett
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| And don’t confound the language of the nation With long-tailed words in osity and ation. |
| The Monks and the Giants. Canto i. Line 6. |
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| A sudden thought strikes me,—let us swear an eternal friendship. 1 |
| The Rovers. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| Note 1. See Otway, Quotation 5. My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship.—Jean Baptiste Molière: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, act iv. sc. 1. [back] |