The Oxford dictionary of quotations /edited by Elizabeth Knowles.
- sixth edition.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, (c)2004.
- xxvi, 1140 pages ; 24 cm.
Special categories : Advertising slogans -- Borrowed titles -- Catchphrases -- Closing lines -- Epitaphs -- Film lines -- Film titles -- Last words -- Military sayings, slogans, and songs -- Misquotations -- Mottoes -- Newspaper headlines and leaders -- Official advice -- Opening lines -- Political slogans and songs -- Prayers -- Sayings -- Slogans -- Songs, spirituals, and shanties -- Taglines for films -- Telegrams -- Toasts.
"For over 50 years, Oxford's Dictionary Department has been collecting, sourcing, researching, and authenticating quotations on an international scale. In doing so, it has created a rich language resource and developed thorough and reliable editorial procedures."--BOOK JACKET.