Augustine Birrell, Obiter Dicta, Emerson. Phrase found also in Sterne, Tristram Shandy, Chapter XII. In Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 576-77.
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As certain as the Correggiosity of Correggio.
— Augustine Birrell on Painting
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About Augustine Birrell
Augustine Birrell (19 January 1850 – 20 November 1933) was an English essayist, biographer and politician.
About Augustine Birrell
Augustine Birrell (19 January 1850 – 20 November 1933) was an English essayist, biographer and politician.
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