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Page 130
... quoted to me what they believe to be the first QUOTATION WANTED . - My parents have often verse of a jingle which occurred in an Indian paper somewhere about the time 1885. The popular title of this paper was " The Pink ' Un , " which I ...
... quoted to me what they believe to be the first QUOTATION WANTED . - My parents have often verse of a jingle which occurred in an Indian paper somewhere about the time 1885. The popular title of this paper was " The Pink ' Un , " which I ...
Page 133
... quoted from John R. Bartlett's Dictionary of American Words and Phrases ' ( ed . of 1877 ) ; it may be that the original ( 1848 ) edition of Bartlett con- tained the passage . Farmer and Henley add , concerning the quotation : " Hence ...
... quoted from John R. Bartlett's Dictionary of American Words and Phrases ' ( ed . of 1877 ) ; it may be that the original ( 1848 ) edition of Bartlett con- tained the passage . Farmer and Henley add , concerning the quotation : " Hence ...
Page 278
... quoted in this connexion . It relates to an ancient time but may not be very antiquated in spite of that : - When Arthur first in court began To wear long hanging sleeves , He entertained three serving - men , And all of them were ...
... quoted in this connexion . It relates to an ancient time but may not be very antiquated in spite of that : - When Arthur first in court began To wear long hanging sleeves , He entertained three serving - men , And all of them were ...
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