Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... France peut mourir , & c . It is related of Siward , Earl of Northumberland ( d . 1055 ) that , when near his end , he put on his armour , saying that " it became not a man to die like a beast ; " and died standing . ( Percy Anecdotes ...
... France peut mourir , & c . It is related of Siward , Earl of Northumberland ( d . 1055 ) that , when near his end , he put on his armour , saying that " it became not a man to die like a beast ; " and died standing . ( Percy Anecdotes ...
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... [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) thus styled himself in a speech in the House of Commons on England's relations with France , Feb. 18 , 1853. " And All right ; you can go out now . DR ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS.
... [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) thus styled himself in a speech in the House of Commons on England's relations with France , Feb. 18 , 1853. " And All right ; you can go out now . DR ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS.
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... France : France can never be conquered in America . CHARLES JAMES FOX ( 1749-1806 ) -in the House of Commons , referr- ing to the assistance given by France to the American colonies and the resulting hostilities between England and France ...
... France : France can never be conquered in America . CHARLES JAMES FOX ( 1749-1806 ) -in the House of Commons , referr- ing to the assistance given by France to the American colonies and the resulting hostilities between England and France ...
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... France designs for you ! By these she would propagate her free- dom and fraternity ! " He had stated that there were 3,000 daggers then being manufactured at Bir- mingham , but whether for exporta- tion or home consumption had not been ...
... France designs for you ! By these she would propagate her free- dom and fraternity ! " He had stated that there were 3,000 daggers then being manufactured at Bir- mingham , but whether for exporta- tion or home consumption had not been ...
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... France , farewell ! I shall never see thee more . See Adieu , chère France ! je ne vous verrai jamais plus ! Farewell , Oxford without a head ! DUKE OF ORMOND ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS 15.
... France , farewell ! I shall never see thee more . See Adieu , chère France ! je ne vous verrai jamais plus ! Farewell , Oxford without a head ! DUKE OF ORMOND ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS 15.
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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