Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... dying men Enforce attention , like deep harmony ; Where words are scarce , they are seldom spent in vain ; For they breathe truth , that breathe their words in pain . " Shakespere , Richard II , II , i , II . 5-8 . On the whole , it is ...
... dying men Enforce attention , like deep harmony ; Where words are scarce , they are seldom spent in vain ; For they breathe truth , that breathe their words in pain . " Shakespere , Richard II , II , i , II . 5-8 . On the whole , it is ...
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... Last words . See Decet imperatorem , & c ; Un roi de 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 ...
... Last words . See Decet imperatorem , & c ; Un roi de 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 ...
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... dying man can do nothing easy . Last words of BENJAMIN FRANK- LIN ( 1706-90 ) -to his daughter , who had advised him to change his position in bed , to breathe more easily . See J'avais cru plus difficile de mourir . .. a free breakfast ...
... dying man can do nothing easy . Last words of BENJAMIN FRANK- LIN ( 1706-90 ) -to his daughter , who had advised him to change his position in bed , to breathe more easily . See J'avais cru plus difficile de mourir . .. a free breakfast ...
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... Last words , when Händel ( 1685-1759 ) was announced . Another version : " It is folly ; they had better leave it alone , " alluding to pre- parations that were being made for honouring his birthday anni versary . a hasty plate of soup ...
... Last words , when Händel ( 1685-1759 ) was announced . Another version : " It is folly ; they had better leave it alone , " alluding to pre- parations that were being made for honouring his birthday anni versary . a hasty plate of soup ...
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... last words , alluding to 2 Corinthians , xii , 1-4 , which had been recently discussed . Amen . W. E. GLADSTONE ( 1809-98 ) — last words . Also of GEORGE BULL , Bishop of St. David's ( 1634-1710 ) . America must be conquered in France ...
... last words , alluding to 2 Corinthians , xii , 1-4 , which had been recently discussed . Amen . W. E. GLADSTONE ( 1809-98 ) — last words . Also of GEORGE BULL , Bishop of St. David's ( 1634-1710 ) . America must be conquered in France ...
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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