All's fair in love and war.

Frank E. Smedley

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Topic

Love and war

Speaker

Peter Barnett

Author

Frank E. Smedley

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

English

Time

1850 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Smedley, Francis Edward. Frank Fairlegh; or, Scenes from the life of a private pupil. London: A. Hall, Virtue, & Co., 1850, ch. 50.

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Source
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Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 1
Citation

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