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... NEVER SET THE SIEVE ON FIRE " ( 12 S. viii . 331 ) .— I am a Devonshire man , but I never heard the expression " He will never set the sieve on fire . " I have often heard , however , He will never set the temse ( old name for sieve ) ...
... NEVER SET THE SIEVE ON FIRE " ( 12 S. viii . 331 ) .— I am a Devonshire man , but I never heard the expression " He will never set the sieve on fire . " I have often heard , however , He will never set the temse ( old name for sieve ) ...
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... NEVER SET THE SIEVE ON FIRE ( 12 S. viii . 331 , 378 ) .- On " He'll never set the Thames on fire , " Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ' says : - - The popular explanation is that the word Thames is a pun on the word temse , a ...
... NEVER SET THE SIEVE ON FIRE ( 12 S. viii . 331 , 378 ) .- On " He'll never set the Thames on fire , " Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ' says : - - The popular explanation is that the word Thames is a pun on the word temse , a ...
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... never known him to quarrel with , or offer an insult to , anybody . Has also known Mr. Morice and Dr. Strachan , and has never known them to be engaged in a quarrel . Some time ago a dispute took place between two gentlemen , upon which ...
... never known him to quarrel with , or offer an insult to , anybody . Has also known Mr. Morice and Dr. Strachan , and has never known them to be engaged in a quarrel . Some time ago a dispute took place between two gentlemen , upon which ...
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