A Collection of Familiar QuotationsBy John Bartlett

The object of this work is to show, to some extent, the obligations our language owes to various authors for numerous phrases and familiar quotations which have become household words.

In the classic Bartlett's tradition, the book offers readers and scholars alike a stunning treasury of those words that have influenced and molded our language and culture.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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