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===''Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations''=== |
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:<small>Quotes reported in ''Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations'' (1922), p. ___.</small> |
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A wise and salutary neglect. |
A wise and salutary neglect. |
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** [[Edmund Burke]], Speech on the Conciliation of America. Vol. II. P. 117. |
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Give me a look, give me a face, |
Give me a look, give me a face, |
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Than all the adulteries of art; |
Than all the adulteries of art; |
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They strike mine eyes, but not my heart. |
They strike mine eyes, but not my heart. |
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** Ben Jonson—The Silent Woman. Act I |
** Ben Jonson—The Silent Woman. Act I, scene 1. |
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His noble negligences teach |
His noble negligences teach |
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What others' toils despair to reach. |
What others' toils despair to reach. |
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** [[Matthew Prior]], Alma. Canto II, line 7. |
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Revision as of 16:20, 24 April 2011
Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations
- Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. ___.
Neglect
A wise and salutary neglect.
- Edmund Burke, Speech on the Conciliation of America. Vol. II. P. 117.
Give me a look, give me a face, That makes simplicity a grace: Robes loosely flowing, hair as free; Such sweet neglect more taketh me Than all the adulteries of art; They strike mine eyes, but not my heart.
- Ben Jonson—The Silent Woman. Act I, scene 1.
His noble negligences teach What others' toils despair to reach.
- Matthew Prior, Alma. Canto II, line 7.