Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-17
FAmTLIAR QUOTATIONS.


The famous phrase wise and mastery mac
tiEity," which was used by John C. Calhoun, and
previously by John Randolph is found for the first
time In the " Vindicie Gallice Of Sir james Mac
lntOsh (l79l,) in the following passage The
| Commons, faithful TO their system, remained in
wise and mastery activity"
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb" is
often quoted as verse Of Scripture but it is frsm
Sterne's Sentimental Journey; though not orr
ginal with him, as il occurs in George Herberts
JaeatIG PyEdeatum, ITO a close shOrn sheep God
gives wind by measure" and more literally in
French collection Of proverbs Henri Esfienne,
" Premais," 1894, "GOd measures the wind to
shorn sheep"
" Men use language to conceal their thoughts"
which has been asoribed to Talleyraud, and TO
Goldsmith, is here referred to Young, Satire IL,
line POI.
Where natore's end Of language is declined,
And men talk only to conceal their mind.
The phrase was also employed by VOltaire, "Men
use words only 10 disguise their thoughts"
COWper's familiar line, fGoi made the country and
man made the town." appears originally in COWley
with a still stronger antithesis-'' God the first
garden made, aud the first city, Cain" So also
CoWper's panegyric on tea, "the cups that cheer,
but not inebriate," was first applied by Bishop
Berkely in his Siris" to the sovereign virtues Of
the tar water, " Il is Of ure mild and be-
nign and proportioued to the human constitution,
as to be warm Without heating to cheer but not
inebriate'
WOrdswOrth's "The child is father to the man is
limited at in Millions 50 Paradise Regained,"
The childhood shows the man,
As morning shows the day.
so didst thou travel on in LIES common way
In cheerful gadliHess."
from the Excursion was anticipated by Sir Thorn.
as Moore:
Journeying on life's common way
In cheerful gldliness
We find Thomas Campbell's L" like angel visits,
few and far between" in old John Norris 1857
I'LL.
Like angel visits, short and bright,
MOrtshty's too weak to bear them long,
snk in Robert Blair's 81 Grave" (I699-l746),
'In visits, like those of angels, short and far be-
tween"
"Mau proposes, but God disposes," often quoted
from Thomas q Kempis (l366-147l, De ImitatiOne
Christi,) is Of much greater antiquity, and is found
in the "Chronieles Of Battel Abbey" (l066-ll76)
and in Piers Plou1gman's Vision.
Sir Walter Scott is made to father the popular
eatch-word, 90 There is a guide time coming" (ROb
ROy,-ch. 81
"The Almighty Dollar" is the expression Of
Washington Irving
millions for defence, but not cent for q trib
ute" was fret said by Charles COtesWorth Pinok-
ney, when ambassador to the French Republic,
1896
''Auother morn rises on mid noon" is in Words
worth's Prelude and previously in Milton, from
whom it was quoted by Webster.
Libraries before whose tones ueek-eyed Pa
thence folds her hands in despair" isfrOm EVeret's
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Dissolution of Partnership.
TVyHE partnership heretofore existing the subscribers
under style of Cook, Bay Co.. is this dis
Those Indebted to the late firm viii make payment g Cooke q
Bailey, who alone authorized to wind up the business Of said
firm, ". NJ COOKE,
June /, IO5s S. C. GODsHELL,
Having purchased the entire interest Godshe
late firm Of Cooke Bailey Co. We M continue the Hat Boot
Public Square, where shall bepeased to see old friends
and merchants generally.
iuneI7-tf COOKE & BAILEY.
7 AST AND CLOSING SALE.--Beni. F. shields
will close remainder Of the Fine Marble aud Aalaser
goods from Florence Italy, this morning at 10 O'Clock, and even
ing Gas Light The Ladies particularly invited to attend
this sale. ijel7
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