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Ogilvy, David
1911–99
1911–99
1
The consumer isn't a moron; she is your wife.
The consumer isn't a moron; she is your wife.
Confessions of an Advertising Man
(1963) ch. 5
Ogilvy, James
, Lord Seafield 1664–1730
, Lord Seafield 1664–1730
1
Now there's ane end of ane old song.
as he signed the engrossed exemplification of the Act of Union, 1706
Now there's ane end of ane old song.
as he signed the engrossed exemplification of the Act of Union, 1706
in
The Lockhart Papers
(1817) vol. 1
O'Hara, Theodore
1820–67
1820–67
1
The bivouac of the dead.
Sons of the dark and bloody ground.
The bivouac of the dead.
title of poem (1847)
Sons of the dark and bloody ground.
"The Bivouac of the Dead" (1847) st. 1
O'Keeffe, John
1747–1833
1747–1833
1
Amo, amas, I love a lass,
As a cedar tall and slender;
Sweet cowslip's grace
Is her nom'native case,
And she's of the feminine gender.
Fat, fair and forty were all the toasts of the young men.
Amo, amas, I love a lass,
As a cedar tall and slender;
Sweet cowslip's grace
Is her nom'native case,
And she's of the feminine gender.
The Agreeable Surprise
(1781) act 2, sc. 2
Fat, fair and forty were all the toasts of the young men.
The Irish Mimic
(1795) sc. 2
O'Kelly, Dennis
c.
1720–87
c.
1720–87
1
Eclipse first, the rest nowhere.
comment at Epsom on the occasion of the horse Eclipse's first race, 3 May 1769; the Dictionary of National Biography gives the occasion as the Queen's Plate at Winchester, 1769
Eclipse first, the rest nowhere.
comment at Epsom on the occasion of the horse Eclipse's first race, 3 May 1769; the Dictionary of National Biography gives the occasion as the Queen's Plate at Winchester, 1769
in
Annals of Sporting
vol. 2 (1822)
Okpik, Abraham
1
There are very few Eskimos, but millions of Whites, just like mosquitoes. It is something very special and wonderful to be an Eskimo—they are like the snow geese. If an Eskimo forgets his language and Eskimo ways, he will be nothing but just another mosquito.
There are very few Eskimos, but millions of Whites, just like mosquitoes. It is something very special and wonderful to be an Eskimo—they are like the snow geese. If an Eskimo forgets his language and Eskimo ways, he will be nothing but just another mosquito.
attributed, 1966
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