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aphorisms and apothegms41
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Erasmus, Desiderius (1536)5
Le Clerc, Jean (1657-1736)3
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Bodenham, John (1600-)2
Colton, C C (1780?-1832)2
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Apophthegmatvm ex optimis vtrivsqve linguae scriptorib

Erasmus, Desiderius (1536); Froben, Hieronymus (1501-1563); Episcopius, Nicolaus (1501-1564)

MDXLV [1545]

Collection compiled by Erasmus of apophthegmata or egregie dicta attributed to men and women of antiquity, first published in 1531. Includes index. With printer's device on title-page and final pa...

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The moral testament of a man

Crissy, James

1834

Statement on back of t-p that book was entered for copyright by James Crissy.

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Chelov︠i︡ek, kak on estʹ

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm (1844-1900)

[s.d.]

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Sefer Mivḥar ha-peninim

Jedaiah ben Abraham Bedersi (1270-1340); Ibn Gabirol; Dessau, Ahron; Löwinsohn, Hirsch

1842

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The synopthegms of a prophet

Oxley, William (1939-)

c1981

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Apophthegmatum ex optimis utriusque linguae scriptoribus per Des. Erasmum Roterodamum collectorum libri octo

Erasmus, Desiderius (1536)

1556

The prefatory letter is dated Feb. 26, 1531. Reprint of Gryphius' ed. of 1548. Cf. Baudrier. Signatures: a-z⁸ A-X⁸ Y⁴. Includes indexes.

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The silent traveller's sayings

Chiang, Yee (1903-1977); Whitehill, Jane

[1966]

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The Faber book of aphorisms : a personal selection

Auden, W H (1907-1973); Kronenberger, Louis (1904-1980); Bridgen, John William

[1964]

American edition (Viking [c1962]) has title: The Viking book of aphorisms.

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Phrases and philosophies for the use of the young

Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900)

1894

"Of this work seventy-five copies only were printed for presentation."

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Apophthegmatum ex optimis utriusque linguae scriptoribus per Des. Erasmum Roterodamum collectorum libri octo

Erasmus, Desiderius (1536)

1556

The prefatory letter is dated Feb. 26, 1531. Reprint of Gryphius' ed. of 1548. Cf. Baudrier. Signatures: a-z⁸ A-X⁸ Y⁴. Includes indexes.

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Apophthegmata ex probatis græcæ, latinæque linguæ scriptoribus

Lykosthenes, Konrad (1518-1561); Erasmus, Desiderius (1536)

1635

A Condaro Lycosthene collæta, & per locos communes, juxta alphabeti seriem digesta. Postrema hac editione diligenter recognita, & ab innumeris erroribus expurgata, plurimisque centuriis quæ in alter...

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Sorberiana : ou bons mots, rencontres agreables, pensées judicieuses, et observations curieuses

Sorbière, Samuel (1615-1670); Graverol, Franc̦ois (1636-1694); Colomyez, Guillaume Louis (fl. 1691-1694)

1694

Edited by F. Graverol and published by G. L. Colomyez (who signed the dedicatory epistle). Contains also F. Graverol's "Memoires pour la vie de messieurs Samuël Sorbiere, & Jean-Baptiste Cotelier" ...

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