John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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Douglas William Jerrold. (1803–1857) |
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He is one of those wise philanthropists who in a time of famine would vote for nothing but a supply of toothpicks. |
Douglas Jerrold’s Wit. |
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The surest way to hit a woman’s heart is to take aim kneeling. |
Douglas Jerrold’s Wit. |
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That fellow would vulgarize the day of judgment. |
A comic Author. |
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The best thing I know between France and England is the sea. |
The Anglo-French Alliance. |
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The life of the husbandman,—a life fed by the bounty of earth and sweetened by the airs of heaven. |
The Husbandman’s Life. |
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Some people are so fond of ill-luck that they run half-way to meet it. |
Meeting Troubles half-way. |
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Earth is here [Australia] so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest. |
A Land of Plenty. |
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The ugliest of trades have their moments of pleasure. Now, if I were a grave-digger, or even a hangman, there are some people I could work for with a great deal of enjoyment. |
Ugly Trades. |
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A blessed companion is a book,—a book that fitly chosen is a life-long friend. |
Books. |
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He was so good he would pour rose-water on a toad. |
A charitable Man. |
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As for the brandy, “nothing extenuate;” and the water, put nought in it malice. |
Shakespeare Grog. |
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Talk to him of Jacob’s ladder, and he would ask the number of the steps. |
A matter-of-fact Man. |
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That questionable superfluity—small beer. |
The Tragedy of the Till. |