The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

Every quotation a nineteenth-century speaker or writer might want, grouped under its subject, with the author, the date and the source given as exactly as Hoyt could manage.

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Quotes by Oscar H. Harpel

1 quotation from The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1896), with the subject each one is filed under.

Boot. Marry because you have drank with the king, And the king hath so graciously pledged you, You shall no more be called shoemakers, But you and yours to the world's end Shall be called the trade of the gentle craft. Probably a play of GEORGE A. GREENE. Time of Edward IV. As he cobbled and hammered from morning till dark, With the footgear to mend on his knees, Stitching patches, or pegging on soles as he sang, Out of tune, ancient catches and glees.— filed under Occupations-Shoemaking
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