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Name: Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
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Preface about 5 h 11 min
Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature (part 3 of 8) about 4 h 59 min
Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature (part 4 of 8) about 5 h 6 min
Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature (part 5 of 8) about 1 h 49 min
Appendix about 6 h 23 min
Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature (part 7 of 8) about 6 h 40 min
Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature (part 8 of 8) about 1 h 3 min

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FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS:

A COLLECTION OF

PASSAGES, PHRASES, AND PROVERBS

TRACED TO THEIR SOURCES IN

ANCIENT AND MODERN LITERATURE

BY JOHN BARTLETT.

"I have gathered a posie of other men's flowers, and nothing but the thread that binds them is mine own."

NINTH EDITION.

BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. 1905.

Copyright, 1875, 1882, 1891, 1903, BY JOHN BARTLETT.

UNIVERSITY PRESS: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

THIS EDITION IS AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE ASSISTANT EDITOR,

REZIN A. WIGHT.

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