The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-06-13
Familiar Quotations.

From Things not Generally Known BY D. A. Wells
There are many phrases and quotations
which are as s.familiar in our mouths as
household words,'' whose origin is either
unknown or misconceived, and, without en-
croaching upon the sphere of the works de-
voted to this purpose we may mention Few
of them:
ssThereis death in the pot" is from the
Bible, 2 Kings, iv. ~. Lovely and pleasant
in their lives, and in death they were not
divided. is spoken of Saul and Jonathan,
Samuel, i. 49, "A man after his own heart,
/ Samuel, xiii. IA. 'The apple Of his eye,'
Deut., xix. Il. "a still small voice. | Kings
xix. II. Escaped with the skin of my
teeth,' Job, xix. 20. 'That nine adversary
had written book, Job, xxi. 35. Spread
ing himself ike green bay tree Psalm,
xxxyii. IS. Hanged our harps upon the
willows Psalm, cxxxvii. 2. 'Riches make
mot take, as it is often quNed,) themselves
Wings Proverbs, xiii. S. Heap Goals OF
fire upon his head Ibid, XIV. %. no new
thing under the sum- Ecclesiastes, j. 9. sOf
making many books there is no end Ibid,
xii. Il. peace, peace, when there is no
peace, (lnade famous by Patrick Henry,)
Jeremiah, viii. IL. My name is legion,'
Marx, v. 9. so kick against the pficks,'
Acts, tx. 5. Make virtue Of necessity
Shakspcare's Two Gentlemen Of Verona. All
that giitters is not gold, usually quoted sAll
is not gold that glitters,' Merchant Of Venice.
sScrew your courage to the sticking place.
(not point,) Macbeth. Make assurance
doubly sure,' Ibid. Hang out our banners
on the outward (not outerl wallis Ibid
keep the word Of promisee to our (not the)
ear, but break it to our hope,' Ibid. 1T is
an ill-wind that turns none to good, usually
quoted, Sits an i'll Wind that blows no one
any good Thomas Tasser, 1850. Christ
mas comes but once a year, Ibid: Look
ere thou leap.' Ibid; and sLook before you
ere you leap Hudlbras, commonly quoted,
'Look before you leap 'Out OF mind as
soon as out Of sight usually quoted, sOut
of sight, out Of mind, Lord Brooke. what
though the field be lost, all is not lost Mil
ton. Awake, arise, or be forever fallen,'
Ibid. Necessity, the tyrants plea Ibid.
LsThat old man eloquent Ibid. 'Peace hath
her Victories Ibid. Though this may be
play to you, 'tis death to u.s. Roger LES
TRANCE, I704. sAll cry and no WOOL lnot
little wool, Hudibras. sCount their chick
ems ere (not before) their hatched,' bid
Through thick and thin,' Dryden. sWhen
Greeks Joined Greeks, then was the tug Of
war; usually quoted, when Greek meets
Greek, then comes the tug Of war; Nathan
iel Lee, 1892. sOf two evils, have chose
the least,' Prior. sRichard is himself
again. Colley Cibber. sClassic ground
Addison. As clear as WHISTLE Byron,
1868. "A good hater,' Johnsonia. "A fell
low feeling makes one mot us) wondrous
kind Garrick. my name is Noryal,' John
Home, 1908. Ask me no questions, and
Ill tell you no fbs,' Goldsmith. Not much
the worse for wear (nOt none the worse,)
Cowper. what will Mrs. Grundy shy,
Thomas Morton. sNo pent up Utica con-
tracts your powers,' iona. NJ. Sewell. Hath
given hostages to fortune,' Bacon. His
GOODS image cut in ebony, Thomas Fuller.
Wise and mastery inactivity Macintosh,
in l79ls though generally attributed to RAN
dolph. First ii vsr, frat in peace, and
first in the hearts Of his fellow citizens, (nht
countrymen, resolutions presented to House
Of Representatives December 1899, p. epared
BY Gen. Henry Lee. Millions for defence,
but not one cent for tribute Charles G.
Pinckney. The Almighty Dollar,n WASH
ington Irving. A good n play King
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