The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (315 page)
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Montrose, Percy
1
In a cavern, in a canyon,
Excavating for a mine,
Dwelt a miner, Forty-niner,
And his daughter, Clementine.
Oh, my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine!
Thou art lost and gone for ever, dreadful sorry, Clementine.
In a cavern, in a canyon,
Excavating for a mine,
Dwelt a miner, Forty-niner,
And his daughter, Clementine.
Oh, my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine!
Thou art lost and gone for ever, dreadful sorry, Clementine.
"Clementine" (1884 song)
Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969–74
1969–74
1
It's
not
pining—it's passed on! This parrot is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired and gone to meet its maker! This is a late parrot! It's a stiff! Bereft of life it rests in peace—if you hadn't nailed it to the perch it would be pushing up the daisies! It's rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible!
this is an ex–parrot
!
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
It's
not
pining—it's passed on! This parrot is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired and gone to meet its maker! This is a late parrot! It's a stiff! Bereft of life it rests in peace—if you hadn't nailed it to the perch it would be pushing up the daisies! It's rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible!
this is an ex–parrot
!
Monty Python's Flying Circus
(1969)
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Monty Python's Flying Circus
(1970)
Moore, Clement C.
1779–1863
1779–1863
1
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
"A Visit from St Nicholas" (December 1823)
Moore, Edward
1712–57
1712–57
1
This is adding insult to injuries.
I am rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
This is adding insult to injuries.
The Foundling
(1748) act 5, sc. 5
I am rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
The Gamester
(1753) act 2, sc. 2.
Moore, George
1852–1933
1852–1933
1
All reformers are bachelors.
A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.
All reformers are bachelors.
The Bending of the Bough
(1900) act 1
A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.
The Brook Kerith
(1916) ch. 11
Moore, Henry
1898–1986
1898–1986
1
Sculpture in stone should look honestly like stone…to make it look like flesh and blood, hair and dimples is coming down to the level of the stage conjuror.
The first hole made through a piece of stone is a revelation.
Sculpture in stone should look honestly like stone…to make it look like flesh and blood, hair and dimples is coming down to the level of the stage conjuror.
in
Architectural Association Journal
May 1930
The first hole made through a piece of stone is a revelation.
in
Listener
18 August 1937
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