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Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary | 1986 | Copyright

534. Punctuality

Fogg, Phileas completes world circuit at exact minute he wagered he would. [Fr. Lit.: Around the World in Eighty Days ]
Gilbreths disciplined family brought up to abide by strict, punctual standards. [Am. Lit.: Cheaper by the Dozen ]
Jones, Casey legendary railroad engineer; crashes in attempt to arrive in “Frisco” on time. [Am. Folklore: Hart, 431]
Linkinwater, Tim “punctual as the Counting House Dial.” [Br. Lit.: Nicholas Nickleby ]
Old Faithful well-known geyser in Yellowstone Park; erupts every 64.5 minutes. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 3023]

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punctuality

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punctuality punctuality is the politeness of princes proverbial saying, mid 19th century; an earlier version in French, ‘punctuality is the politeness of kings’, is attributed to Louis XVIII (1755–1824).
punctuality is the soul of business proverbial saying, mid 19th century.

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Punctuality Week.(Opinion & Editorial) Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 4/10/2006
	Record train punctuality claim 'is just poppycock'.(News) Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London); 5/27/2009
	Rail punctuality goes from bad to worse; Appalling figures cost companies... Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 12/14/2001