Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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( Hume , Hist . of England . ) And let God be judge between you and me . OLIVER CROMWELL ( 1599-1658 ) —when dissolving the second Parliament of the Protectorate , Feb. 4 , 1658 . And they know the reason why .
( Hume , Hist . of England . ) And let God be judge between you and me . OLIVER CROMWELL ( 1599-1658 ) —when dissolving the second Parliament of the Protectorate , Feb. 4 , 1658 . And they know the reason why .
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ancient ally ; but he still entertains a confident hope that this untoward event will not be followed by further hostilities ” ( S. Walpole , Hist . of England , vol . ii , pp . 556-7 ; see also Dict , Nat . Biog . , vol . lx , p .
ancient ally ; but he still entertains a confident hope that this untoward event will not be followed by further hostilities ” ( S. Walpole , Hist . of England , vol . ii , pp . 556-7 ; see also Dict , Nat . Biog . , vol . lx , p .
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Sir Robert Walpole ( 1676-1745 ) , when asked how he had overcome Sir Spencer Compon , Earl of Wilmington , replied “ Ile got the wrong sow by the ear , and I the right ” ( Anecdotal Hist . of Parliament ) . Customs may not be as wise ...
Sir Robert Walpole ( 1676-1745 ) , when asked how he had overcome Sir Spencer Compon , Earl of Wilmington , replied “ Ile got the wrong sow by the ear , and I the right ” ( Anecdotal Hist . of Parliament ) . Customs may not be as wise ...
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CHARLES II ( 1630-85 ) - Lying words , referring to Nell Gwynn , the celebrated actress , his mistress . Another version is : “ Let not poor Nelly starve ! ” ( Burnet , Hist . of his own Times , vol . ii , 473 ) .
CHARLES II ( 1630-85 ) - Lying words , referring to Nell Gwynn , the celebrated actress , his mistress . Another version is : “ Let not poor Nelly starve ! ” ( Burnet , Hist . of his own Times , vol . ii , 473 ) .
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( Ilume , Hist . of Engl . ) SIR WILLIAM CECIL , LORD Do you not know that I am BURLEIGH ( 1520-98 ) . above the law ? England does not love coalitions . JAMES II . ( 1633-1701 ) -to the BENJAMIN DISRAELI ( Earl of Duke of Somersei ...
( Ilume , Hist . of Engl . ) SIR WILLIAM CECIL , LORD Do you not know that I am BURLEIGH ( 1520-98 ) . above the law ? England does not love coalitions . JAMES II . ( 1633-1701 ) -to the BENJAMIN DISRAELI ( Earl of Duke of Somersei ...
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| Title | Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin Casket Series Volume 7 of Sonnenschein's dictionaries of quotations |
| Author | Edward Latham |
| Publisher | Sonnenschein, 1904 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 7 May 2015 |
| Length | 269 pages |
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