The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-03-23
TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1880.
FAMILIAR EXPRESSIONS.
A Long List of Queer sayings and
of Those who First Said Them.

MANY OF our Common savings, o"
trite and pithy, are q ed wilhnut thr
least flea from whose rnou b or pen
they frst originated. Plohably the
wofks of Shakespeare furnish US with
more Of these Issniliar maxim. than anv
o,her writer, fol. - him we owe: IAN
Is not GOLD that glitters " Make
svirtispf necessity" .Screw your cour-
sgs To ihs striking place" (not poinl).
"rhey laugh that win. "rhis is the
shot and long Of it, .Comparsons are
.diea As merry as the day is long,
"A Daniel come to Judgment 'Flaility.
tny name il woman, and host Of 9TH
e.s ..,--..-s.
Washington IrviaQ eiycs ossThe al
N ghty dollar Thomas Morton queri 4
bong ago What viii Mrs Gtsndy say y
while Goldsmith answers, ASK me no
questions ani I'll tell you no t1b,
Charles G Pinkney gives millions for,
defense, but not one cent for tribute
Fret in wal, first in peace, and tirst in the
heart of his fellow citizens, mot country
men, appeared in the resolutions pre-
aen,ed tO the House Of Representa- yes
Ia December, 179O, prepared by General
Henry Lee. - III -
From the same w call. Make assur
ance doubly snrs,' Christmas comes but
once year. Count their chickens ere
they are, hatched, and Loek before you
leap.
Thomas lesser, a writer Of the six
trcnth centu y, gives us Its IN i'll viii
turns no good, Better late than never, !,
Look ere thou leap and The stone
tina, 10 rolling can gather no moss AN
cry and no wool is found. in Butler's
sHnldibrase. -
Dryden SAYS 'Nohe but the brave do
serve the fair, Men are but children Of
Q larger growth and lhro' thick and
thin, No pent-up Utica contrscts out
pewers, declared Jopsthsn SewelI.
when Greeks Joined Creek, then
comes the tug OF war; Nathaniel Lee,
1872.
s0ftwo evils I have chosen the least,
and che end must justify the means, are
rom Mathew Pryor We are indeh-
ted to Colley Cibber for The agreeable
intelligence that Richard is himself
again.. Johnso, tells us. ,ofsA good
haler, and Mackintosh In 179l, the
phrase often attributed to john Ran
d,lph, Wise and mastery inactivity
'yariety' 5 the very spice OF lifa,' and
Not much the worse for wear Cowper.
Man proposes, but God disposes,'
Thomas a Kempis. -. - s~aws
Christopher MArlowe gave forth the
imitation so often repeated by bic
trcthers 10 less public way, Love me
little, love me long. Edward Cook
was Of the opinion that "A mans house
was his CASTLE To Milton we owe a
paradise OF fools, "A wilderness OF
sweels. end Moping melancholy and
moonstruck madness
Edward Young tells us. Death loves
shining mark "A fool at forty is q
fool indeed; but alas for bin knowledge
of human nature when be tells us Man
wants hut little, nor that little long,
From Bacon comes Knowledge is
power and Thomas Sou,herne reminds
US that PHYS akin to love- Dean
Swift thought that Bread is the staff OF
life." Campbell found that Coming
events cast their shadows before. and
IT'S distance lends enchantueut to the
ssiew.. A thing Of -hesuty is q Joy
forever is from Keats. Franklin said
God helps them who help themselves,
and Lawrence Sterne comforts Us with
che thoughts God iempers the wind 10
the shorn lamb
Even some OF the slang phrases Of
the day have Legitimate origin. Put
ting your foot in it, is certainly not .
very elegant mode Of expression, bat &C.
oording to the .Asiatic Researches it is
quite fine point OF law; when the ii
tle OF land is disputed in Hindoostsnd,
sswo holes are dug In the ground and
used to incase limb Of each lawyer { y
and the one who tires 1rst loses his cli-
ent's caee. Fancy, il you can, some Of
fyour femous .limbsof the law pleading
IN such > manner! II is generally the
client Who tpnts bic foot in itg (
g when things are in-disorder they are
often said to be turned topsy -turvey /;
this expression is derived from the way
in which tprf nsed for fuel is placed to
dry, the turf being turned downward /;
and The expression means topside turf
vav.
Putarch, in his life Of Areesileus,
King OF Sparta, gives Us the origin Of .
quaint and familiar expression. SOn .
certain occasion an ambassador from
Epirus, on q diplomatic mission, vas
shown by the King over bis capital. The
sEmbsssador knew OF the monarch &
fame-knew that though only nominally
King OF Sparta, he was yet ruler OF
Greece-and he had looked to see mas-
sive walls bearing aloft their embaitled
towers for the defense Of The town bni
he found nothing OF the kind.-He mar
reled much at this, and spoke Of Z. to
the King
"Sire," he said, have visited most
Of The principal towns, and tind NO walls
reared for defense Why is thisY"
Indeed, Sir Embassador." replied
Argesileus, 'sthou canat not have looked
carefully. Come with me tomorrow
morning, and will show you the walls
81 Sparta" ~ & "a
Aceording on ths folio wing morning
tie King led bis guest out on the 'plaina
where his army was drawn up in full bat
tie array, and pointing, proudly to the
sefied host, be said S. %
There. thou beholdest the walls oi
6parta-ten thousand men,, and stv.a
man brick !"
S@kEsfU Workingmen.
Before You begin your heavy spring
work after winter of relaxation, youl
system nse,lscleansisg and strengthening
TO prevent an attack ofsAgue, Billious el
Spring Fever, or some other Spring
sickness that VII pnft yon for = sea.
son.s work. You win save time. much
sickness and great expense il you viii
use one< <Qltle of Hop Bitiers, in, youl
family this nth.-Dont wait See
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