| E. Cobham Brewer 18101897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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Ears unable to appreciate music or rhetoric. | 1 |
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Well, friend, I assure thee thou hast not got Botian ears [because you can appreciate the beauties of my sermons].Le Sage: Gil Blas, vii. 3. |
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