1896 The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations: Revised Edition by J.K. Hoyt II

Those who consult the Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations will do well to notice the following explanations:
The Cyclopedia claims to be a novelty in the abundance of Its matter and in that it combines the features of the arrangement of other books of the kind, namely: The quotations are grouped as accurately as possible under subjects or headings. The authority for each quotation is given as fully and accurately as possible, and there is virtually a grouping according to authors, since in the Biographies, after each author's name will be found the number of the pages whereon he is quoted.
The object of the book is not to treat exhaustively of any subject, but to glean whatever is useful and well known upon that subject. Not one line has been added merely to expand the book, but in a few instances quotations have been purposely retained under more than one heading where they might be of actual service.