The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface

The British postgraduate student is a lonely forlorn soul, uncertain of what he is doing or
whom he is trying to please—you may recognize him...by the glazed look in his eyes, the vacant
stare of the shell-shocked veteran for whom nothing has been real since the Big Push.
‘Changing Places’ (1975) ch. 1
He understood...Walt Whitman who laid end to end words never seen in each other’s company
before outside of a dictionary, and Herman Melville who split the atom of the traditional novel in
the effort to make whaling a universal metaphor.
‘Changing Places’ (1975) ch. 5
12.115 Thomas Lodge c.1558-1625
Love, in my bosom, like a bee,
Doth suck his sweet.
‘Love, In My Bosom’
Heigh ho, would she were mine!
‘Rosalind’s Description’
12.116 Frank Loesser 1910-69
See what the boys in the back room will have
And tell them I’m having the same.
‘Boys in the Back Room’ (1939 song)
Isn’t it grand! Isn’t it fine! Look at the cut, the style, the line!
The suit of clothes is altogether, but altogether its altogether
The most remarkable suit of clothes that I have ever seen.
‘The King’s New Clothes’ (1952 song), from the film ‘Hans Christian Andersen’
I’d love to get you
On a slow boat to China,
All to myself, alone.
‘Slow Boat to China’ (1948 song)
12.117 Friedrich von Logau 1604-55
Gottes Mühlen mahlen langsam, mahlen aber trefflich klein;
Ob aus Langmut Er sich säumet, bringt mit Schärf’ Er alles ein.
Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small;
Though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all.
‘Sinnegedichte’ (1654) Desz Dritten Tausend, Andres Hundert, no. 24 (translation by Longfellow)
12.118 Jack London (John Griffith London) 1876-1916
The call of the wild.
Title of novel (1903)
12.119 Huey Long 1893-1935