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quote chapter and verse

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A dropout from Harvard, the colonel can make quips in Latin, quote chapter and verse from the Bible, cite Shakespeare, track Indians, shoot straight, speak Dutch and, most of all, keep his own counsel.

Without Williams, it’s impossible to imagine “Aladdin” becoming the VHS classic it was through the 1990s; people in my age bracket, even those who may not be able to quote chapter and verse, can easily call to mind the sense of fun and comfort Williams’s voice meant.

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Haven’t read Koran so couldn’t quote chapter and verse like I can for Bible.

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I do feel simply that he is of the elder stature of Meredith and Hardy, and I will suggest, in praise of him, some resemblances that have struck me, without trying to analyze or quote chapter and verse in tedious parallels.

The writer is now separated from his library and notes by many thousands of miles, and cannot quote "chapter and verse" as accurately as he would like, in order to support his views that the system adopted 583was adequate for dealing with a system such as that at Monterrey.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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