Quoting

Examples

• He was heard outside quoting Euripides in a bold and disrespectful tone: Are these your customs? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Osborne Athene House, 24 April, 1827 Think of him writing such a hand, and quoting Greek too, at his age, the delighted mother said. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Mr. March strolled placidly about, quoting Tusser, Cowley, and Columella to Mr. Laurence, while enjoying. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• It's the angels,--'it's the trumpet sound afore the break o' day,' said Tom, quoting from a favorite hymn. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• It is impossible to leave this point without quoting Nietzsche, who had this insight and stated it most provocatively. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• As if--I am quoting Richard again--they could see nothing nearer than Africa! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• So immensely astounded was Mr Merdle by the entrance of Bar with such a reference in his mouth, that Bar explained himself to have been quoting Gay. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Some of it is worth quoting because it shows a picture of the modern farm as it was cast upon the eye of a man who had never seen it before. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The Abbe, quoting from King Cathire’s will, says, To Drimoth I bequeath fifty billiard balls of brass with the cues of the same material. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Says Holland Rose, quoting Thiers, this Egyptian expedition was the rashest attempt history records. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• On the morning of Black Friday the indicator was quoting 150 premium, whereas the bids by Gould's agents in the Gold Room were 165 for five millions or any part. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• You may think his morals devilish, but you cannot accuse him of quoting scripture. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• I knew that he still had the diary, for when I was in Siberia I had a letter from him once, reproaching me and quoting some passages from its pages. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• He was fond, says Liebknecht, of quoting as his motto the defiant line of Dante, with which he afterwards concluded his preface to 'Das Kapital': 'Segui il tuo corso e lascia dir le genti. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.

Edited by Janet