[Ads-l] Antedating of "Self-Fulfilling Prophecy"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
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self-fulfilling prophecy (OED 1832)

1831 _Rhode-Island Republican_ 8 Nov. 4/3 (Newspapers.com)  The self-fulfilling prophecy of listless despair.

Fred Shapiro

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