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Words must be fitted to a man's mouth,—'twas well said of the fellow that was to make a speech for my Lord Mayor, when he desired to take measure of his lordship's mouth.
Words must be fitted to a man's mouth,—'twas well said of the fellow that was to make a speech for my Lord Mayor, when he desired to take measure of his lordship's mouth.
Approximate author period: c. 1619 AD · renaissance
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- Author or tradition
- John Selden
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- Approximate author period: c. 1619 AD · renaissance
author lifetime midpoint (1584–1654)
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- Pearls of Thought (1881) (1881 AD)
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