Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... honour I gained them , and in honour I will die with them . LORD NELSON ( 1758-1805 ) -of his decorations ( not at the battle of Trafalgar , Oct. 21 , 1805 , but on a previous occasion ) , when it was hinted that they rendered him a ...
... honour I gained them , and in honour I will die with them . LORD NELSON ( 1758-1805 ) -of his decorations ( not at the battle of Trafalgar , Oct. 21 , 1805 , but on a previous occasion ) , when it was hinted that they rendered him a ...
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... honour . BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Lord Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) -on his return from the Berlin Congress , July 16 , 1878 , said : " Lord Salis- bury and myself have brought you back peace - but a peace , I hope , with honour , which may ...
... honour . BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Lord Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) -on his return from the Berlin Congress , July 16 , 1878 , said : " Lord Salis- bury and myself have brought you back peace - but a peace , I hope , with honour , which may ...
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... honour of combin- ing before you ) . Remark said to have been made by BARON THÉNARD ( 1777-1857 ) on the occasion of a visit of the DUC D'ANGOULÈME ( 1775-1844 ) to the Ecole polytechnique . Another ver- sion is that the phrase was used ...
... honour of combin- ing before you ) . Remark said to have been made by BARON THÉNARD ( 1777-1857 ) on the occasion of a visit of the DUC D'ANGOULÈME ( 1775-1844 ) to the Ecole polytechnique . Another ver- sion is that the phrase was used ...
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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS I | 30 |
FRENCH SAYINGS | 82 |
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