The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-06-20
Familiar Quotations.
FROM "THINGS NOT GENERALLY KNOWN"

There are many phrases and quotation
| which are as familiar in cur mouths a
| household words" whose orig in is either un
| known or misconceived, and, without en-
croaching upon the sphere Of the works de
voted to the purpose, We may mention Sew
OF them.
There is death in the pot is from the Bi
BILE, Kings, iv. 40. Lovely and pleasant in
their lives, and an death they were not divi-
ded, is spoken Of Saul and Jonathan, 2 Sam.
uel, i. %. "A man after his own heart
Samuel, Xii, IA. The apple Of his eye,
Deut xix, 81. A still small voice. Kings,
xix. II. Escaped with the skin Of my teeth
Job, xix, 20. That mine adversary had
written hook job. xxi, 9S. Spreading
himselfliks green bay tree, Psalm, xxxvu,
26. Hanged our harps upon the willow,
As it is often quoted,) themselves wings,
Proverb, XIII. 5. Heap Goals of fire upon
his head Ibid, XIV. %. No new things un-
der the sum- Eclesiastes, 10 OF making
books there is no end, Ibid, xii. II. Peace,
peace, when there is no peace (made famous
by Practice Ienry,) Jeremiah, viii. II. My
name is LEGION Mark, ". 9. TO kick against
the pricks," Act. tx 8. Make virtue Of
necessity, Shakspeare's Two Gentlemen Of
Verona. All that glittre is not gold, usually
quoted, All is not gold that gliters,' Mer-
chants of Eenicer Screw your courage to
the sticking place mot Prints Macbeth
Make assurance double sure Ibid. Hang
out our banner on the outward mot outer
walls, Ibid. 'Heep the word of promise to
our mot the car, but breake it to our hope
Ibid.
1T is an ilwind that turns none to good
usually quoted It's An il-wind that blows no
one any good Thomas Tasser. 15SO-
Christmas comes but once year Ibid
Look ere you leap Ibid and Look be-
fore you ere you leap IIudibras COMMONLY
quoted, Look before you leap 'Out Of
mind as soon as out of sight usually quoted,
'Out Of sight out of mind Lord Brooke
What though Che field be lost, all is not
lost Milton. Awake, arise, or be forever
fallen, flbid Peace hath her victories,
Ibid. Though this may be play to you,
It's death to US Robert L'Estrange, l7O4
All cry and no WOOL mot little WOOL HUI
dibras Count their chickens ere mot be-
fore they're hatched, IBID. Through thick
and thin, Dryden. when Greeks Joined
Greeks, then was the tug OF war; usually
quoted, When Greek meets Greek, then
comes tho tug of war Nathaniel Lee, 1892
OF two evils have choose the least, Prior
Richard is himself again. Colley Cibbes
'C!assic ground Addison. AS clear as
whistle Byron, 1923. 4 good halter
Johnsoniana. a fellow feeling makes one
mot u.s. wonderous kind Garrick. Ny
name is Noryal, John Home, 1905. Ask
Inc no questions, and I'll tell you no fibs,'
Goldsmith. Not much the worse for wear
mot none the worse Cowper. What will
Mrs. Grundy say Thomas Morton. No
pent up Utica contracts our powers Joaa.
n. Sewell. Hath given hostage to -
me- Bacon. His Gods image cut in ebo-
ny Thomas Fuller Wise and mastery
Macintosh, in 1891, though ge-
neraily attributed to Randolph. First in
war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of
his fellow citizens mot c0ahtrymen,) reso-
lutions presented to the House Of Represent
atives. December 17q9 n-ore-Ad ~ 90"
Henry Lee. Millions for defence, but not
one cent for tribute, Charles c. Pinckney.
The Almighty Dollar Washington r.
wing. As good as play, King Charles,
when in Parliament, attending the discussion
Of Lord Ross divorce bill. Selling bar
gain is in Loves Labor Lost. Fast and
loose bid. Pumping q man. O:way's
Venice Preserved.