| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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A scheme of no sterling worth and of very ephemeral duration—as worthless and frail as a bubble. | 1 |
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“The whole scheme [the Fenian raid on British America] was a collapsed bubble.”—The Times. |
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The Bubble Act, 6 George I., cap. 18; published 1719, and repealed July 5th, 1825. Its object was to punish the promoters of bubble schemes. | 2 |
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A bubble company. A company whose object is to enrich themselves at the expense of subscribers to their scheme. | 3 |
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A bubble scheme. A project for getting money from subscribers to a scheme of no value. | 4 |
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