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Although some of those whose quotations have been collected here are tediously longwinded, most have been brief in their dismissal of much-cherished and much-criticized institutions--LAW-YERS, NEIGHBORS, HOLLYWOOD, PSYCHOANALYSIS, THE YOUNG--scores of categories are covered.
1555), quoted in Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, 3rd, ed.
I have now done a little more research, by rereading his review of Jeffrey Garten's The Big Ten , which was clearly cited as the source of my quotations ( New York Times Book Review , June 15, Page 30).
Books of quotations are curious things.
Clearly, that is not to say that most words appearing in quotations in the OED and in any other (original) source are being used for the first time: on the contrary, it is very likely—and this might well apply to terms of art of a specialized field and, particularly, the speech of sailors, who did not enjoy an entirely savory reputation—that the terms were in oral use for a long time before they were written down.