Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... England began this war with all Europe on her side ; she will end it with all Europe against her . LORD NELSON ( 1758-1805 ) -al- luding to the war with Russia . England can never be ruined except by a parliament . SIR WILLIAM CECIL ...
... England began this war with all Europe on her side ; she will end it with all Europe against her . LORD NELSON ( 1758-1805 ) -al- luding to the war with Russia . England can never be ruined except by a parliament . SIR WILLIAM CECIL ...
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... England for the English ! " Rallying - cry of the people under Earl Godwin ( c . 990-1053 ) and Harold ( d . 1066 ) when driving out the Norman priests and nobles whom Edward the Confessor tried to bring into England . England is a ...
... England for the English ! " Rallying - cry of the people under Earl Godwin ( c . 990-1053 ) and Harold ( d . 1066 ) when driving out the Norman priests and nobles whom Edward the Confessor tried to bring into England . England is a ...
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... ( England , ah ! perfidious England . ) seas JACQUES BOSSUET ( 1627-1704 ) — in his first sermon on the Circum- cision . " L'Angleterre , ah ! la perfide Angleterre , que le rempart de ses mers rendoit inaccessible aux Romains , la foi du ...
... ( England , ah ! perfidious England . ) seas JACQUES BOSSUET ( 1627-1704 ) — in his first sermon on the Circum- cision . " L'Angleterre , ah ! la perfide Angleterre , que le rempart de ses mers rendoit inaccessible aux Romains , la foi du ...
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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS I | 1 |
FRENCH SAYINGS | 82 |
GERMAN 99 | 190 |
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