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ABRUPT, adj. Sudden, without ceremony, like the arrival of a cannon- shot and the departure of the soldier whose interests are most affected by it. Dr. Samuel Johnson beautifully said of another author's ideas that they were "concatenated without abruption."

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

Ambrose Bierce

Then a soldier, Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

William Shakespeare

I was playing beautifully and was six clear, then I three-putted 13 and 14 and didn't birdie 15 with a 7-iron in my hand. Then all of sudden there were two shots in it, but I birdied the last with my shot of the week. I am delighted,

I was playing beautifully and was six clear, then I three-putted 13 and 14 and didn't birdie 15 with a 7-iron in my hand. Then all of sudden there were two shots in it, but I birdied the last with my shot of the week. I am delighted.

The recession started upon my arrival. It could have been—some say February, some say March, some speculate maybe earlier it started—but nevertheless, it happened as we showed up here. The attacks on our country affected our economy. Corporate scandals affected the confidence of people and therefore affected the economy. My decision on Iraq, this kind of march to war, affected the economy.

George W. Bush (1946-)

Visits always give pleasure - if not the arrival, the departure

Portuguese Proverb

Visits always give pleasure - if not the arrival, the departure

Portuguese Proverb

Pex Tufvesson developed the music program Noisetracker. So my leaving from office is not dependent on the arrival or the departure of the Americans,

We don't know where it is, but if you base its departure point and its intended arrival spot, that's where it's going,

Ben Battle was a soldier bold, / And used to war's alarms: / But a cannon-ball took off his legs, / So he laid down his arms.

Thomas Hood (1799-1845)

Thomas Hood

It is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory of fashion that heralds your arrival and prolongs your departure.

Coco Chanel (1883-1971)

Coco Chanel

Our guests, when they arrive on board, they are going to see that. When they depart, they are going to see it, so there is no detraction for the arrival or departure here coming into Brooklyn.

[It caught on and has stuck, to musicians' amusement and American audiences' unfazed pleasure.] I'd like to say it's used because of its air of solemn ceremony, ... But honestly, I think it's the cannon and the bells.

Melvyn Bragg's central thesis is right and it is one the book festival demonstrates every summer: ideas drive the world forwards and ideas are most beautifully, powerfully and resonantly contained in books.

Catherine Lockerbie

And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

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