quotations, english

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quotations, english

The Pooh book of quotations

in which will be found some useful information and sustaining thoughts by Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends
1991
A collection of quotations from the prose and poetry of A. A. Milne, with an emphasis on the Winnie-the-Pooh books, grouped by topics such as weather and food.

The Wordsworth dictionary of Shakespeare quotations

foreward by Terry Hands
1990
Contains a selection of 2,160 quotations from the works of Shakespeare, grouped in 197 topic headings, beginning with absence, and continuing through youth.

Oxymoronica

paradoxical wit and wisdom from history's greatest wordsmiths
2004
Contains a collection of 1,400 quotations that appear self-contradictory, but are often true at a deeper level, from people who include Aristotle, Shakespeare, and Woody Allen, on subjects such as sex, romance, politics, marriage, and more.

The New Quotable woman

1992
A treasury of notable quotations by women from Eve to Anita Hill, arranged chronologically by contributor. Over 15, 000 quotations from over 2,500 women throughout history.

The public speaker's treasure chest

a compendium of source material to make your speech sparkle
1977
Provides advice on how to prepare and deliver a speech and includes almost 5,000 anecdotes, quotations, proverbs, phrases, facts, and jokes that can be used when preparing a speech.

Peter's quotations

ideas for our time
1977

Familiar quotations

a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature
1980
Chronologically arranged entries supply quotations from 2,250 authors and major collective or anonymous works, with an alphabetical index of authors and an index to the text.

Bartlett's familiar quotations

a collection of passages, phrases, and Proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature
2002
Contains over 25,000 quotations of literary, intellectual, or historical significance, representing 2,500 authors as well as anonymous speakers, arranged chronologically by author's birth date; and includes an author index and a subject/key word index.

Oxford dictionary of modern quotations

2007
Collects over five thousand twentieth- and twenty-first-century quotations from such areas as politics, journalism, literature, music, television, sports, and film, and includes keyword and thematic indexes.

Simpson's contemporary quotations

the most notable quotes from 1950 to the present
1997
Contains over 11,000 quotes from more than 4,000 sources organized by subject and stated between 1950 and the 1990s.

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