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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

7499 Matthew Arnold 1822-1888 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:7499
AUTHOR:Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)
QUOTATION:  Philistine must have originally meant, in the mind of those who invented the nickname, a strong, dogged, unenlightened opponent of the children of the light.
ATTRIBUTION:Essays in Criticism. Heinrich Heine.