Yale Book of Quotations

1093 Pages·2006·6.65 MB·English

by  Fred R. Shapiro

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ForewordbyJosephEpstein
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C O N T E N T S
Foreword ix
byJosephEpstein
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xvii
QUOTATIONS 1
SpecialSections
AdvertisingSlogans, 7
Anonymous, 20
Anonymous(Latin), 22
Ballads, 41
FilmLines, 258
FolkandAnonymousSongs, 276
ModernProverbs, 526
NurseryRhymes, 556
PoliticalSlogans, 597
Proverbs, 607
RadioCatchphrases, 626
Sayings, 667
TelevisionCatchphrases, 747
KeywordIndex 853
Credits 1068

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