Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... Comte de Vergennes if he replaced Mr. Franklin . It came with a lass , and it will go with a lass . JAMES V. of Scotland ( 1512-42 ) -Last recorded words , referring to the Scottish crown . Hume's version is : " The crown came with a ...
... Comte de Vergennes if he replaced Mr. Franklin . It came with a lass , and it will go with a lass . JAMES V. of Scotland ( 1512-42 ) -Last recorded words , referring to the Scottish crown . Hume's version is : " The crown came with a ...
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... COMTE D'EGMONT ( 1522-68 ) —when taking leave of WILLIAM OF ORANGE ( 1533-84 ) " the Silent , " who had escaped from what he considered the murderous intentions of Philip II of Spain . Orange replied : " Adieu , comte sans tête ...
... COMTE D'EGMONT ( 1522-68 ) —when taking leave of WILLIAM OF ORANGE ( 1533-84 ) " the Silent , " who had escaped from what he considered the murderous intentions of Philip II of Spain . Orange replied : " Adieu , comte sans tête ...
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... COMTE DE LA BLACHE'S challenge to fight . He was referring to the Duc de Chaulnes ( ? 1741-93 ) Allons , petite créole , venez vous mettre dans le lit de vos maîtres . ( Come , little creole , put yourself in the bed of your masters ...
... COMTE DE LA BLACHE'S challenge to fight . He was referring to the Duc de Chaulnes ( ? 1741-93 ) Allons , petite créole , venez vous mettre dans le lit de vos maîtres . ( Come , little creole , put yourself in the bed of your masters ...
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... COMTE MIRABEAU ( 1749-91 ) —in a speech to the Constituent Assembly . See Hannibal ad portas . Ce fanfaron de crimes . ( This boaster of crimes . ) - St . Simon , Mémoires , vol . vi . , p . 268 . ( Hachette ) . LOUIS XIV ( 1638-1715 ) ...
... COMTE MIRABEAU ( 1749-91 ) —in a speech to the Constituent Assembly . See Hannibal ad portas . Ce fanfaron de crimes . ( This boaster of crimes . ) - St . Simon , Mémoires , vol . vi . , p . 268 . ( Hachette ) . LOUIS XIV ( 1638-1715 ) ...
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... comte de Vermandois . C'est bien , mais il y a des lon- gueurs . ( It is well , but there are lengthy portions . ) Esprit de Rivarol , 1808 , p . 161 . Reply by RIVAROL ( 1753-1801 ) when asked his opinion of a distich . Also attributed ...
... comte de Vermandois . C'est bien , mais il y a des lon- gueurs . ( It is well , but there are lengthy portions . ) Esprit de Rivarol , 1808 , p . 161 . Reply by RIVAROL ( 1753-1801 ) when asked his opinion of a distich . Also attributed ...
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ABBÉ alluding asked Attributed battle BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl bien Biog c'est Cæsar CARDINAL Chamber of Deputies Charles COMTE death Dict Dieu Diogenes Laertius DUKE OF WELLINGTON Dying words Earl of Beaconsfield EDMUND BURKE Emperor enemy Engl England fait faut femme Français France French grand HENRY Hist homme honour House of Commons Hume j'ai jamais JOHN June king Last words Le Moniteur universel letter liberty Lives Lord LOUIS XIV Madam Mémoires MIRABEAU Molière Moniteur mort mourir n'est NAPOLEON nation never Paris Parliament Phocion phrase Plutarch PRESIDENT PRINCE BISMARCK Prussian qu'il qu'on Queen quoted referring Reichstag remark reply rien saying Sire soldiers speech Suetonius thou tion tout Voltaire W. E. GLADSTONE WELLINGTON 1769 WILLIAM γὰρ δὲ καὶ μὲν μὴ οὐ οὐκ τὴν τὸ Τὸν τοὺς