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#69763 05/13/02 11:50 AM

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I've been enjoying Oliver Sacks's "Uncle Tungsten: memories of a chemical boyhood" over the last few days and was struck by his mention of his brother Michael who knew Dickens's novels "Nicholas Nickleby" and "David Copperfield" by heart.

Without downplaying this incredible feat of memory, I was more interested in the term "by heart". Where does this phrase come from?

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Re: "by heart" wwh 05/13/02 01:10 PM

Re: "by heart" Wordwind 05/13/02 05:21 PM

Re: "by heart" Jackie 05/14/02 01:10 AM

Re: "by heart" of troy 05/14/02 12:34 PM

Re: "by heart" milum 05/15/02 04:33 AM

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Re: "by heart" Angel 05/16/02 12:18 AM

Re: "by heart" Bean 05/16/02 01:58 PM

Re: "by heart" AphonicRants 05/16/02 06:37 PM

Re: "by heart" wwh 05/16/02 06:52 PM

Re: heart idioms WhitmanO'Neill 05/16/02 03:39 AM

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Re: my heart in my throat (mouth?) WhitmanO'Neill 05/16/02 03:09 PM

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Re: my heart in my throat (mouth?) AphonicRants 05/16/02 10:56 PM

Re: my heart in my throat (mouth?) Angel 05/16/02 11:03 PM

hearts and mouths a re a tight fit alexis 05/17/02 12:31 AM

Re: hearts and mouths a re a tight fit wwh 05/17/02 01:07 AM

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Re: my heart in my throat (mouth?) belMarduk 05/17/02 03:35 PM

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