J. Hookham Frere. 1769-1846.
And don't confound the language of the nation
With long-tailed words in osity and ation.
The Monks and the Giants. Canto i. Line 6.
A sudden thought strikes me,—let us swear an eternal friendship.[462:1]
The Rovers. Act i. Sc. 1.
Footnotes
[462:1] See Otway, page 280.
My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship.—Molière: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, act iv. sc. 1.
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