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Charles Reade

Charles Reade (1814–1884), novelist and playwright.
The 741st most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 653 quotations (about 0.02% of all OED quotations).
See article in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Total number of quotations653Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word42Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning139Find quotations
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5.Love me Little264.0%Find quotations in OED
6.Griffith Gaunt213.0%Find quotations in OED
7.Eighth Commandment193.0%Find quotations in OED
8.Peg Woffington173.0%Find quotations in OED
9.Course True Love173.0%Find quotations in OED
10.Put Yourself in his Place152.0%Find quotations in OED

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