Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-10
FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS.

From "Things not Generally Known by D. A. Wells.
There are many phrases and quotations
which are as familiar in our mouths as
household words" whose origin is either un-
known or misconceived, and, without en-
,,roachins upon the sphere of the works de-
voted to this purpose, we may mention lew
Of them . + l- .--
There is death in the pot is from the
Bible, Kings, iv 40. 'l.ovely and pleasant
in their lives, and in death they were not
divided is spoken of Saul and Jonathan 2
Samuel, i. % "a man after his own heart !"
| Samuel, xiii. a. ''The apple of his eye"
Deut, xix y. "A still small voice" Kings
xix II Escaped with the skin of my
teeth" job, xix 20 'sThat mine adversary
had written book" Job, xxi. 35. .'spread-
ing himself like a green bay tree Psalm,
xxxvii. So Hanged our harps upon the
willows Psalm, cxxxvii. . "Riches make
! (not take, as it is often quoted) themselves
| fire upon his head Ibid, XIV. %. "No new
/ making many books there is no end, Ibid,
| xii. II Peace, peace, when there is no
| peace" (made famous by Patrick Henry,)
Jeremiah viii H. "My name is legion"
| Mark, - "To kick against the pricks.'
| Acts, tx ). "Make virtue ofnecessity,'
Shakspeare's Two gentlemen of Verona. All
| that gl,tters is not gold, usually quoted "All
| is not gold that glitters,' Merchant of Venice.
| 'Screw your courage to the sticking place"
! (not points, Macbeth. snake assurance
doubly sure Ibid. Hang out our banners
| on the outward (not outer) walls, Ibid.
| keep the word of promise to our (not hs)
ear, but break it to our hope ibid. sit is
an ilwnd that turns none to good usually
quoted, .lt's an i'll wind that blows no one
any good, Thomas Tasser, 1880. Christ
mas comes but once year Ibid Look
ere thou Leap" IBID; and Look before you
| ere you leap, Hudibras, 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 the field be lost all is not lost Mil
ton Awake, arise, or be forever fallen,
Ibid. Necessity, the tvrants plea Ibid.
| "That old man eloquent Ibid. peace hath
her Victories Ibid Though this may be
play to you, It's death to u.s. Roger LES
TRANCE, 1904 'All cry and no woo4.. mot
! little wool,) Budibras. Count their chick
ems ere mot beiore) their Matched" Ibid.
| Through thick and thin Dryden. "When
Greeks joined Greeks. then was the tug of
| war" usually quoted, when Greek meets
dreek, tnen comes the tug VI war, Nathan
! iel Lee, 1892 'Of two evils, | have chose
( the least Prior Richard is himself
again" Colley Cibber. Classic ground"
Addison. sAs clear as a whistle" Byron,
1863. "A gooi h.tcr. Johnsonaa A fell
! low feeling makes one mot us)s wondrous
kind" Garrick my name is Norval," John
! Home, lSos ASK me no questions, and
| I'll tell you no ibs,, Goldsmith Not much
the worse for wear (not none the worse
Cewper What viii Mrs Grundy say
| Thomas Morton. mo pent up Utica con
tracts your powers, iona NJ Sewell eHath
given hostages to fortune Bacon. .'His
(iod' )imase cut in ebony Thomas Fuller
"Wise and mastery inactivity" Macintosh,
| in 1871, though generally attributed to Ran
dopl. First in war, first in peace, and
first in the hearts of his fellow citizens mot
! countrymen,) resolutions presented to House
of Representatives December, 1899, prepared
| by Gen. Henry Lee Millions for defence,
| but not one cent for tribute" Charles C.
| Pinekney. .s'rhe Almighty Dollar" Wash
| ington Irving AS good a. a play" King
Charles, when in Parliament, attending the
discussion of Lord Ross divorce bill '1Seil-
ins bargain is in Loves Labor Lost.
"Fast and loose, Ibid. Pumping man.
Otwavs Venice Preserved ito sna.ks,'
rope prologue TO Satires ain the wrong
! box" Foxs Martyrs. ''To lanm in the sense