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John Bartlett (1820–1905).  Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.  1919.
 
Sir William Blackstone. (1723–1780)
 
 
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    The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defence and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength,—the floating bulwark of our island.
          Commentaries. Vol. i. Book i. Chap. xiii. Section 418.
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    Time whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary.
          Commentaries. Vol. i. Book i. Chap. xviii. Section 472.
 

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