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The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface

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thou and do likewise. Thus, or words to that effect, saith Zarathustra, sometime regius pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

<strong>of</strong> French letters to the university <strong>of</strong> Oxtail.<br />

‘Ulysses’ (1922) p. 375 (ch. 14, l. 360 in H. W. Gabler et al. ed., 1986)<br />

<strong>The</strong> heaventree <strong>of</strong> stars hung with humid nightblue fruit.<br />

‘Ulysses’ (1922) p. 651 (ch. 17, l. 1039 in H. W. Gabler et al. ed., 1986)<br />

He kissed me under the Moorish wall and I thought well as well him as another and then I<br />

asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes to say yes my<br />

mountain flower and first I put my arms around him yes and drew him down to me so he could<br />

feel my breasts all perfume yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes.<br />

‘Ulysses’ (1922) p. 732 (ch. 18, l. 1604 in H. W. Gabler et al. ed., 1986)<br />

Ben Bloom Elijah...at an angle <strong>of</strong> forty-five degrees over Donohoe’s in Little Green Street like<br />

a shot <strong>of</strong>f a shovel.<br />

‘Ulysses’ (1922)<br />

Limp father <strong>of</strong> thousands.<br />

‘Ulysses’ (1922)<br />

10.52 William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw) 1906-1946<br />

Germany calling! Germany calling!<br />

Habitual introduction to propaganda broadcasts to Britain during the Second World War<br />

10.53 Jack Judge 1878-1938 and Harry Williams 1874-1924<br />

It’s a long way to Tipperary,<br />

It’s a long way to go;<br />

It’s a long way to Tipperary,<br />

To the sweetest girl I know!<br />

Goodbye, Piccadilly,<br />

Farewell, Leicester Square,<br />

It’s a long, long way to Tipperary,<br />

But my heart’s right there!<br />

‘It’s a Long Way to Tipperary’ (1912 song)<br />

10.54 Emperor Julian the Apostate c.332-363<br />

Vicisti, Galilaee.<br />

You have won, Galilean.<br />

Supposed dying words; but a late embellishment <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong>odoret ‘Ecclesiastical History’ (c.450) bk. 3, ch. 25<br />

10.55 Julian <strong>of</strong> Norwich 1343-1443<br />

Sin is behovely, but all shall be well and all shall be well and all manner <strong>of</strong> thing shall be well.<br />

‘Revelations <strong>of</strong> Divine Love’, the long text, ch. 27, revelation 13<br />

Wouldest thou wit thy Lord’s meaning in this thing? Wit it well: Love was his meaning. Who

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