Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 17691852 ) — in conversation with Samuel Rogers , referring to the battle of Waterloo ( June 18 , 1815 ) : in allusion to the Legendary Gigan . tomachia of classical ( post - Homeric ) antiquity : cf.
DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 17691852 ) — in conversation with Samuel Rogers , referring to the battle of Waterloo ( June 18 , 1815 ) : in allusion to the Legendary Gigan . tomachia of classical ( post - Homeric ) antiquity : cf.
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Sır HENRY VANE ( 1612-62 ) , beheaded for treason , June 14 - Last words . · bloated armaments . BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) -in a speech ( 1862 ) during the American Civil War . He advocated “ putting an end to ...
Sır HENRY VANE ( 1612-62 ) , beheaded for treason , June 14 - Last words . · bloated armaments . BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) -in a speech ( 1862 ) during the American Civil War . He advocated “ putting an end to ...
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( 1633-1701 ) -- aster inher . quiring the cause of a great uproar in the camp , June 30 , 1688 , and Lord Nelson ( 1758-1805 ) -albeing told by Lord Faversham : luding to the war with Russia . " it was nothing but the rejoicing England ...
( 1633-1701 ) -- aster inher . quiring the cause of a great uproar in the camp , June 30 , 1688 , and Lord Nelson ( 1758-1805 ) -albeing told by Lord Faversham : luding to the war with Russia . " it was nothing but the rejoicing England ...
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BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) -- in a speech June 3 , 1862 , in the House of Commons on Mr. Walpole's resolution . Preceded by “ . the real cause of that influence of England which influence is , perhaps , on an ...
BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) -- in a speech June 3 , 1862 , in the House of Commons on Mr. Walpole's resolution . Preceded by “ . the real cause of that influence of England which influence is , perhaps , on an ...
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... July 2 , 1868 , referring to Sir Robert Napier and the Abyssinian expedition . Hard pounding this , gentlemen ! let's see who will pound longest . DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 17691852 ) —at the Battle of Waterloo ( June , 1815 ) .
... July 2 , 1868 , referring to Sir Robert Napier and the Abyssinian expedition . Hard pounding this , gentlemen ! let's see who will pound longest . DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 17691852 ) —at the Battle of Waterloo ( June , 1815 ) .
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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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