Based on the 7th ed. of the Oxford dictionary of quotations. Includes extensive coverage of literary and historical quotations and contains up-to-date material from today's influential literary and cultural figures. Includes 1,000 new quotes in categories such as catchphrases, film lines, official advice, and political slogans.
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Now updated and expanded, and containing over 17,000 quotations from 2,500 men and women from all walks of life, this revised edition of the foremost dictionary of quotations offers the...
Covering more than three hundred topics, including "Children" and "Last Words," and more than five thousand entries, this amusing reference tool provides witticisms for all occasions for writers, students, and business people alike.
Puts four classic reference work at your fingertips, Concise Oxford Dictionary, Oxford Thesaurus, Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations.
Fully revised and updated, the third edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Phrase, Saying & Quotation adds proverbs and sayings from across the world to memorable phrases and quotations from...
It is hard to imagine a more convenient reference than The Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. The first thematic quotations dictionary to be derived from Oxford's incomparable quotations files, it...
Rev. ed. of: Oxford dictionary of phrase, saying, and quotation. 3rd ed. 2006.
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs
From humorous proverbs like "You have to kiss a lot of toads before you find a handsome prince," to bittersweet poetry--"'Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never...
In addition to current definitions, provides an historical treatment to words and idioms included.