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

[Jonathan Lighter]

At least it was in Vermont.

JL

On Tue, Jan 3, 2023 at 1:28 PM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:

> That should be "makes them careful"
>
> Fred Shapiro
>
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> From: Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 3, 2023 1:25 PM
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Subject: Antedating of "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors"
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> No, it wasn't Robert Frost.
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>
> 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.
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>
> Fred Shapiro
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