Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... emperors . BENJAMIN WEST ( 1738-1820 ) — in the course of a conversation . ' Apologies only account for that which they do not alter . ' Quoted by BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) — in a speech on the prosecution ...
... emperors . BENJAMIN WEST ( 1738-1820 ) — in the course of a conversation . ' Apologies only account for that which they do not alter . ' Quoted by BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) — in a speech on the prosecution ...
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... Emperor of Germany . I found there was nothing for it but to take off my flesh and sit in my bones . REV . SYDNEY SMITH ( 1771- 1845 ) -alluding to the heat . If this be treason , make the most of it . PATRICK HENRY ( 1736-99 ) — in a ...
... Emperor of Germany . I found there was nothing for it but to take off my flesh and sit in my bones . REV . SYDNEY SMITH ( 1771- 1845 ) -alluding to the heat . If this be treason , make the most of it . PATRICK HENRY ( 1736-99 ) — in a ...
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... Emperor with bad associa- tions . ROBERT LOWE ( 1811-92 ) , after- wards Lord Sherbrooke : quoted by Lord Beaconsfield ( 1804-81 ) in his speech on the Royal Titles Bill . Mar. 9 , 1876 . Shame , shame , on a conquered king ! - HENRY II ...
... Emperor with bad associa- tions . ROBERT LOWE ( 1811-92 ) , after- wards Lord Sherbrooke : quoted by Lord Beaconsfield ( 1804-81 ) in his speech on the Royal Titles Bill . Mar. 9 , 1876 . Shame , shame , on a conquered king ! - HENRY II ...
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... Emperor , composed specially for the occasion and performed July Ist , 1867. The words referred to the noise of bells and cannon with which the piece concluded . E. Rimmel , Souvenirs de l'Exposi tion ( 1868 ) , p . 16 . Faites comme ...
... Emperor , composed specially for the occasion and performed July Ist , 1867. The words referred to the noise of bells and cannon with which the piece concluded . E. Rimmel , Souvenirs de l'Exposi tion ( 1868 ) , p . 16 . Faites comme ...
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... emperor ALEX- ANDER OF RUSSIA ( 1777-1825 ) ex- claimed ( a hope being expressed that misfortune had partly cor- rected their faults ) , Corrigés ! ils sont incorrigés et incorrigibles . " ( Reformed ! they are unreformed and ...
... emperor ALEX- ANDER OF RUSSIA ( 1777-1825 ) ex- claimed ( a hope being expressed that misfortune had partly cor- rected their faults ) , Corrigés ! ils sont incorrigés et incorrigibles . " ( Reformed ! they are unreformed and ...
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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