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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'Tis mean for empty praise of wit to write, As fopplings grin to show their teeth are white.— BROWN — Essay on Satire. St. 2.
I marched the lobby, twirled my stick, * * * * * * The girls all cried, "He's quite the kick." GEO. COLMAN (The Younger)-Broad Grins. Song. St. 1. Of all the fools that pride can boast, A Coxcomb claims distinction most.— GAY — Fables. Pt. II. Fable 5.
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