
Quotes, 1881 - 1890, Letter to Maurice Beaubourg', August 1890
1880s, New Orleans Gas Co. v. Louisiana Light Co. (1885)
Quotes, 1881 - 1890, Letter to Maurice Beaubourg', August 1890
Statement following the London Labour Party ballot for a Mayoral candidate, in which Livingstone was defeated by Frank Dobson due to the electoral system chosen by the party, as quoted in "Winner is challenged to refuse `tainted' victory" in The Guardian (21 February 2000), p. 2.
“The scene was more beautiful far to the eye
Than if day in its pride had arrayed it.”
The Beacon, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“When the oil of the lamp is used up the wanker shall light his own way to salvation.”
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal (2002)
Quote in a letter to art-critic Theodore Duret (13 August 1887, L. 794); as cited in: Katharine Jordan Lochnan, Luce Abélès, James McNeill Whistler (2004), Turner, Whistler, Monet, p. 179
1870 - 1890
October 2, 1897: To-Day, An Interview with Sir Walter Besant http://books.google.com/books?id=unhNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA262
“If London is a watercolor, New York is an oil painting.”
The New York Times, April 13, 1975.
“A London day requires to be well aired before it is ventured into.”
The Monthly Magazine