MDMD(1): Notes

[andrew at cee.hw.ac.uk]

Matthew P. Wiener writes [re Philadelphia Lawyers]:

> My W9C dates it to 1788, and the OED2 doesn't seem to have it.

My Shorter OED does have it (I had to look it up) only it is cited in
one of those lists of combination phrases usually located towards the
end of an entry which do not always include details of origin.


Andrew Dinn
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And though Earthliness forget you,
To the stilled Earth say:  I flow.
To the rushing water speak:  I am.