Putnam's Phrase Book / An Aid to Social Letter Writing and to Ready and Effective Conversation, with Over 100 Model Social Letters and 6000 of the World's Best English Phrases

by Edwin Hamlin Carr

A lovelier gentleman——the spacious world cannot again afford.

King Richard III., I., 2

He’s the rock, the oak not to be wind-shaken.

Coriolanus, V., 2

He reads much; he is a great observer, and he looks quite through the deeds of men.

Julius Cæsar, I., 2

A dish fit for the gods.

Julius Cæsar, II., 1

This comes off well and excellent.