Greek. Grocott's Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?

Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?.

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Beside, ’tis known he could speak Greek, As naturally as pigs squeak. Butler.—Hudibras, Part I. Canto I. Line 51.	1
When Greeks joined Greeks, then was the tug of war. Lee.—Alexander the Great, Act IV. Scene 2.	2
1. Did Cicero say anything? 2. Ay, he spoke Greek. 1. To what effect? 2. Nay, an I tell you that I’ll ne’er look you i’ th’ face again; but those that understood him smiled at one another, and shook their heads; but, for my own part, it was Greek to me. Shakespeare.—Julius Cæsar, Act I. Scene 2. (Cassius and Casca.)	3
1. But did you understand ’em, brother? 2. I tell you, no. What does that signify? the very sound’s a sufficient comfort to an honest man. Colley Cibber.—Love Makes a Man, Act I.	4
Old Homer taught us thus to speak; If ’tis not sense, at least ’tis Greek. Prior.—Alma, Canto III. Line 7.	5