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Oakley, Charles Edward
1832–65
1832–65
1
Hills of the North, rejoice:
Rivers and mountain-spring,
Hark to the advent voice!
Valley and lowland, sing!
Hills of the North, rejoice:
Rivers and mountain-spring,
Hark to the advent voice!
Valley and lowland, sing!
"Hills of the North, rejoice" (1870 hymn)
Oates, Lawrence
1880–1912
1880–1912
1
I am just going outside and may be some time.
I am just going outside and may be some time.
Robert Falcon Scott diary entry, 16–17 March 1912
O'Brien, Conor Cruise
1917–
1917–
1
If I saw Mr Haughey buried at midnight at a crossroads, with a stake driven through his heart—politically speaking—I should continue to wear a clove of garlic round my neck, just in case.
If I saw Mr Haughey buried at midnight at a crossroads, with a stake driven through his heart—politically speaking—I should continue to wear a clove of garlic round my neck, just in case.
in
Observer
10 October 1982
O'Brien, Flann
1911–66
1911–66
1
The conclusion of your syllogism, I said lightly, is fallacious, being based upon licensed premises.
A pint of plain is your only man.
The conclusion of your syllogism, I said lightly, is fallacious, being based upon licensed premises.
At Swim-Two-Birds
(1939) ch. 1
A pint of plain is your only man.
At Swim-Two-Birds
(1939) "The Workman's Friend"
O'Casey, Sean
1880–1964
1880–1964
1
I killin' meself workin', an' he sthruttin' about from mornin' till night like a paycock!
He's an oul' butty o' mine—oh, he's a darlin' man, a daarlin' man.
The whole worl's in a state o' chassis!
I killin' meself workin', an' he sthruttin' about from mornin' till night like a paycock!
Juno and the Paycock
(1925) act 1
He's an oul' butty o' mine—oh, he's a darlin' man, a daarlin' man.
Juno and the Paycock
(1925) act 1
The whole worl's in a state o' chassis!
Juno and the Paycock
(1925) act 1
Occam, William of
c.
1285–1349
c.
1285–1349
1
Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem.No more things should be presumed to exist than are absolutely necessary.
"Occam's Razor", an ancient philosophical principle often attributed to Occam but earlier in origin
Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem.No more things should be presumed to exist than are absolutely necessary.
"Occam's Razor", an ancient philosophical principle often attributed to Occam but earlier in origin
not found in this form in his writings, although he frequently used similar expressions.
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