Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-11-26
Apt Quotations.

There is famous story of Sheridan that
in debate in the House of Commons he
heard member on the opposite side ouot q
against him some Greek lines; rising he
replied at once that, though the lines
might seem conclusive, the Hon. gentle
man, II he had completed the PASSAGE.
would have shown the House that their
reai meaning was just the contrary. He
then proceeded with the utmost gravity TO
repeat what seemed to be a sentence ot
Greek, but was in reality string OF glib
berish. such as he could invent on the
spur OF the moment. The House was
OF course, astonished at his learning and
memory, and cheered him loudly. as hi,
opponent. discounted. sat without replv.
"A ready memory is a good substitute for
want vi ready wit. but sometimes il must
iaii; the mau who is able to think of A
WORD when he wants it is more clever than
the man VINO can recall whole pages at
any other time. happy quotation, how
e'cI. oltch SHOWS real wit. as when the
LORD Derby. then Mr. Stanley. quoted
against o tonnell, who had spoken three
Times IN committee on the same question.
contrary TO the rules OF the House. Thrice
the brlnded cat has mewed.' from Shnk.
speare; aud when Swift. on seeing the
motto non rupui sed recepi' on a medal
oi -" iliiam III. remarked: The receiver
Is As bad "a the thief But such examples
are rare. and not often, when related Ia
DC depended on a. authentic Queen
EiIZab"th>, He blew with His wind.
ahd they were scattered in reference To
the Armada; Strafiurd's Put not your
Trust M Princess when Charles abandon.
ed him. Edward WIS saving when NJ hi.
Coronation the swords of State were de-
i.vercd to him. you have forgotten the
sword OF The spirit; and many more are
as the Italians say. .Si non yeri, ben
trovau-if not true at least are well in
vented. such are Lord Denman's refer
ehce to George IL. rs something which
The semblance ofa Kingly crown had on:
and the application to the late Lord Broug-
ham and Naux of the words Vaux, er
pr9Leres nihil,' which may be considered
parallel TO Il recent college story. \ great
university proposed some ten wears aro
the Discovery OF the Source of the Nile
a the subject OF a prize essay. the com
pctltofs 10 send in their compositions with
notices attached by which the successful
effort mi.ht be Identified One of these
was 'Ex Milo nlhil fir which in thi,
case, at least. turned out but too true.
The poem was not considered fit Oh
OF this Kind turn on happy applications OF
texts OF Scripture. Many ot these are too
irreverent, but some are OF historical
value, and some are well worth remem-
oerihg Ihe Apocryphs have been little
used III this way. though the well-known
pfoFefo, Magma est yeritas ct prevalent,
the motto of the city of Oxford, come,
from them; but the often quoted injunc-
ton, Look 10 the end usually given in
Its Latin form, 'Respice finem. from the
seventh chapter of the book of Ecclesias-
tes. One Of the happiest applications
IRON Scripture WAS that of the SATURDAY.
Review, OF 1 kept silence, yea, even from
GOOD Words to the late Dean Afford.
when he had ceased for time TO contri-
onte TO popular magazine; and the texts
OF sermons preached on public occasions
anord some excellent examples. Thu
AN eloquent dean took for his text q.
the re-cpening of an ancient church hich
had oeen partially destroyed by fire, the
words: Gather up the fragments that
nothing be LOST and country clergyman
having To otiiciate before one OF the
frincess, is said to have used the mutt
lated verse: The Kings daughter is all
glorious, Tor the occasion of his di course.
several places claim the minister who be-
lieved that had David lived in his parish
ne might have said, not in haste, but at
leisure, that all men are liars; and more
than one author relates the incident at
family prayers where the old gentleman,
adds to the text: He clothed himself
with cursing as 1t We're with garment.
the comment, 1t is certainly A very bad
habit An Oxford clergyman caused
some remark by commencing a sermon
with, ST. Paul says, and | partly agree
with him