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Gillette was also being asked to help track down a particularly dangerous computer virus, known as Polonius, which had made its first appearance in the past week.
Forgetfulness ISCARS 2010
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Or, to paraphrase Polonius, neither a borrower nor a lender be.. posted by Devil's Kitchen at 3/08/2005 08:38:00 PM
Archive 2005-03-01 2005
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Or, to paraphrase Polonius, neither a borrower nor a lender be.. posted by Devil's Kitchen at 3/08/2005 08:38:00 PM
Trust Nobody... 2005
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Gillette was also being asked to help track down a particularly dangerous computer virus, known as Polonius, which had made its first appearance in the past week.
The Blue Nowhere Jeffery Deaver 2001
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To paraphrase Polonius, "Costly thy gift as thy purse can buy, rich but not expressed in fancy, for the gift oft proclaims the man."
A Little Book for Christmas Cyrus Townsend Brady 1890
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If Downing Street were to send that frantic code-wire to "Polonius" to
Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country Edgar Wallace 1903
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"Polonius," Coleridge's estimate of the character of,
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His farewell had a kind of Polonius lilt "Neither a borrower nor a lender be", embodying time-honored conservative principles -- idealism, caution, and moderation.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Donald Kaul 2011
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People often forget that Polonius's famous admonition was a warning to borrowers as well as to lenders.
Borrower, and Lender, Beware Daniel Gros 2011
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The stabbing of Polonius hiding behind the arras (curtain) could very well be from the murder of an undercook by Oxford when he was 17, most likely because the cook was hiding as a spy for William Cecil, who along with Francis Walsingham, had a spy network to check on the royal wards, and all other royals. blog comments powered by Disqus
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