Familiar Quotations / A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to / Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

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He nothing common did, or mean,

Upon that memorable scene.

Upon Cromwell's return from Ireland.

So much one man can do,

That does both act and know.

Upon Cromwell's return from Ireland.

To make a bank was a great plot of state;

Invent a shovel, and be a magistrate.

The Character of Holland.

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