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Every dog has his day

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  1. Even the lowest of us enjoys a moment of glory.


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Every dog has his day, and with the publication of The Literary Dog by William E. Maloney and J.C.

From Time Magazine Archive

Every dog has his day, and the oldest pig must look for the knife!

From Vivian Grey by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield

Every dog has his day, and now it is mine.

From A Terrible Coward by George Manville Fenn

Ordinarily it is true that "Every dog has his day."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 11, 1891 by Various

"Every dog has his day," said the old gentleman.

From Love Me Little, Love Me Long by Charles Reade

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