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. . . by evil report and good report . . .
Author: Bible
Source: II Corinthians (ch. VI, v. 8)
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As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far
country.
Author: Bible
Source: Proverbs (ch. XXV, v. 25)
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Ill news is wing'd with fate, and flies apace.
Author: John Dryden
Source: Threnodia Augustalis (l. 49)
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Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound.
And news much older than their ale went round.
Author: Oliver Goldsmith
Source: The Deserted Village (l. 223)
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It is good news, worthy of all acceptation, and yet not too good
to be true.
Author: Matthew (Mathew) Henry
Source: Commentaries (I Timothy, I, 15)
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Stay a little and news will find you.
Author: George Herbert
Source: Jacula Prudentum
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What, what, what,
What's the news from Sway?
Sad news,
Bad news,
Comes by the cable; led
Through the Indian Ocean's bed,
Through the Persian Gulf, the Red
Sea, and the Med-
Author: George Thomas Lanigan
Source: The Akhoond of Swat, written after seeing item "The Akhoond of Swat is dead" in London papers, Jan.
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Who, or why, or which, or what,
Is the Akhond of Swat?
Author: Edward Lear
Source: The Akhond of Swat
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News, news, news, my gossiping friends,
I have wonderful news to tell,
A lady by me her compliments sends;
And this is the news from Hell!
Author: Lord Lytton (Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton) ("Owen Meredith")
Source: News
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Ill news, madam,
Are swallow-winged, but what's good
Walks on crutches.
Author: Philip Massinger
Source: Picture (act II, 1)
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For evil news rides post, while good news baits.
Author: Philip Massinger
Source: Picture (act II, 1)
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He's gone, and who knows how may he report
Thy words by adding fuel to the flame?
Author: John Milton
Source: Samson Agonistes (l. 1,350)
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Prithee, friend,
Pour out the pack of matter to mine ear,
The good and the bad together: he's friends with Caesar,
In state of health, thou say'st, and thou say'st, free.
Author: William Shakespeare
Source: Antony and Cleopatra (Cleopatra at II, v)
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Ram thou fruitful tidings in mine ears,
That long time have been barren.
Author: William Shakespeare
Source: Antony and Cleopatra (Cleopatra at II, V)
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Though it be honest, it is never good
To bring bad news; give to a gracious message
An host of tongues, but let ill tidings tell
Themselves when they be felt.
Author: William Shakespeare
Source: Antony and Cleopatra (Cleopatra at II, v)
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(Celia:) Here come Monsieur Le Beau.
(Rosalind:) With his mouth full of news.
(Celia:) Which he will put on us as pigeons feed their young.
(Rosalind:) Then shall we be news-crammed.
Author: William Shakespeare
Source: As You Like It (Celia & Rosalind at I, ii)
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If't be summer news,
Smile to't before; if winterly, thou need'st
But keep that count'nance still.
Author: William Shakespeare
Source: Cymbeline (Imogen at III, iv)
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There's villainous news abroad.
Author: William Shakespeare
Source: King Henry the Fourth, Part I (Falstaff at II, iv)
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Yet the first bringer of unwelcome news
Hath but a losing office, and his tongue
Sounds ever after as a sullen bell,
Rememb'red tolling a departing friend.
Author: William Shakespeare
Source: King Henry the Fourth, Part II (Northumberland at I, i)
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(Pistol:) And tidings do I bring and lucky joys
And golden times and happy news of price.
(Falstaff:) I pray thee now, deliver them like a man of this
world.
Author: William Shakespeare
Source: King Henry the Fourth, Part II (Pistol & Falstaff at V, iii)
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Ten day ago I drowned these news in tears;
And now, to add more measure to your woes,
I come to tell you things sith then befallen.
Author: William Shakespeare
Source: King Henry the Sixth, Part III (Warwick at II, i)
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O, my sweet sir, news fitting to the night,
Black, fearful, comfortless, and horrible.
Author: William Shakespeare
Source: The Life and Death of King John (Hubert at V, vi)
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My heart hath one poor string to stay it by,
Which holds but till thy news be uttered,
And then all this thou seest is but a clod
And module of confounded royalty.
Author: William Shakespeare
Source: The Life and Death of King John (King John at V, vii)
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Master, master, old news! And such news as you never heard of!
Author: William Shakespeare
Source: The Taming of the Shrew (Biondello at III, ii)
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How goes it now, sir? This news which is called true is so like
an old tale that the verity of it is in strong suspicion.
Author: William Shakespeare
Source: The Winter's Tale (Second Gentleman at V, ii)
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