[Ads-l] Antedating of "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors"

[Shapiro, Fred]

No, it wasn't Robert Frost.


good fences make good neighbours (OED 1834)

1794 Vermont Gazette 30 May 2/4 (Newspapers.com)  Good fences make good neighbors, and a critical watch over persons in trust make them careful to preserve their integrity.


Fred Shapiro

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