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English: Earliest attestation of phrase “to have the wolf by the ear“; 3-line excerpt from first page of two-page letter from Thomas Jefferson letter to John Holmes of April 22, 1820, supporting his position on the Missouri Compromise.
Date Letter of April 22, 1820; this excerpt uploaded 2010-03-02 03:04 (UTC)
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