Excerpt from Deacon's Dictionary of Foreign Phrases and Classical Quotations: A Treasury of Reference for Writers and Readers of Current Literature Anyone who has received an education, however meagre, however strictly confined to his native tongue, is credited with a perfect acquaintance with most of the numerous foreign expressions and classical quotations which occur now more frequently than ever in current literature. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.