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Child, Lydia Maria
1802–80
1802–80
1
Woman stock is rising in the market. I shall not live to see women vote, but I'll come and rap at the ballot box.
Woman stock is rising in the market. I shall not live to see women vote, but I'll come and rap at the ballot box.
letter to Sarah Shaw, 3 August 1856
Childers, Erskine
1870–1922
1870–1922
1
The riddle of the sands.
Come closer, boys. It will be easier for you.
to the firing squad at his execution
The riddle of the sands.
title of novel (1903)
Come closer, boys. It will be easier for you.
to the firing squad at his execution
Burke Wilkinson
The Zeal of the Convert
(1976) ch. 26
Choate, Rufus
1799–1859
1799–1859
1
Its constitution the glittering and sounding generalities of natural right which make up the Declaration of Independence.
Its constitution the glittering and sounding generalities of natural right which make up the Declaration of Independence.
letter to the Maine Whig State Central Committee, 9 August 1856.
Choiseul, Duc de
1719–85
1719–85
1
A minister who moves about in society is in a position to read the signs of the times even in a festive gathering, but one who remains shut up in his office learns nothing.
A minister who moves about in society is in a position to read the signs of the times even in a festive gathering, but one who remains shut up in his office learns nothing.
Jack F. Bernard
Talleyrand
(1973)
Chomsky, Noam
1928–
1928–
1
Colourless green ideas sleep furiously.
The Internet is an élite organization; most of the population of the world has never even made a phone call.
on the limitations of the World Wide Web
Colourless green ideas sleep furiously.
Syntactic Structures
(1957) ch. 2
The Internet is an élite organization; most of the population of the world has never even made a phone call.
on the limitations of the World Wide Web
in
Observer
18 February 1996
Christie, Agatha
1890–1976
1890–1976
1
He [Hercule Poirot] tapped his forehead. "These little grey cells. It is "up to them”."
He [Hercule Poirot] tapped his forehead. "These little grey cells. It is "up to them”."
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
(1920) ch. 10
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