Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... killed me . GEORGE VILliers , Duke of Buckingham ( 1592-1628 ) , assassin- ated by John Felton - Last words . Hume's version is simply : " The villain has killed me . " God who placed me here , will do what he pleases with me hereafter ...
... killed me . GEORGE VILliers , Duke of Buckingham ( 1592-1628 ) , assassin- ated by John Felton - Last words . Hume's version is simply : " The villain has killed me . " God who placed me here , will do what he pleases with me hereafter ...
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... killed ! I always said that that man was more fortunate than I. ) Attributed ( but discredited ) to the DUC DE VILLARS ( 1653-1734 ) the priest having said that God had given him ( Villars ) time to prepare himself , while the Maréchal ...
... killed ! I always said that that man was more fortunate than I. ) Attributed ( but discredited ) to the DUC DE VILLARS ( 1653-1734 ) the priest having said that God had given him ( Villars ) time to prepare himself , while the Maréchal ...
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... killed one ; it is your Majesty who has killed the twenty others ) . Saying attributed to the DUC DE MONTAUSIER ( 1610-90 ) , governor to the eldest son of Louis XIV . The king said that he had let justice take its course with regard to ...
... killed one ; it is your Majesty who has killed the twenty others ) . Saying attributed to the DUC DE MONTAUSIER ( 1610-90 ) , governor to the eldest son of Louis XIV . The king said that he had let justice take its course with regard to ...
Contents
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS I | 30 |
FRENCH SAYINGS | 82 |
GERMAN 99 | 190 |
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