Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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Preceded by : “ Don't distress yourself , sire , it is not " & c . It is small , very small indeed . ANNE BOLEYN ( 1507-36 ) wife of Henry VIII - Last words , just before being beheaded , alluding to her neck , which she clasped with ...
Preceded by : “ Don't distress yourself , sire , it is not " & c . It is small , very small indeed . ANNE BOLEYN ( 1507-36 ) wife of Henry VIII - Last words , just before being beheaded , alluding to her neck , which she clasped with ...
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Ah ! sire , la pluie de Marly ne mouille pas . ( Ah ! sire , the rain at Marly does not anyone . ) Said by the CARDINAL DE POLIGNAC ( 1661-1741 ) to Louis XIV ( 1638-1715 ) Ah , sire , qu'est - ce qui n'a pas soixante ans ?
Ah ! sire , la pluie de Marly ne mouille pas . ( Ah ! sire , the rain at Marly does not anyone . ) Said by the CARDINAL DE POLIGNAC ( 1661-1741 ) to Louis XIV ( 1638-1715 ) Ah , sire , qu'est - ce qui n'a pas soixante ans ?
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_ " He did not speak to me , Sire . " Frederick then made the above remark . Chamfort , Euvres choisies , p . 69 . ( A. Houssaye . ) Arrière - pensée . ( Ulterior motive ) . Lit. Back - thought . Magasin pittoresque , vol . 8 , p . 87 .
_ " He did not speak to me , Sire . " Frederick then made the above remark . Chamfort , Euvres choisies , p . 69 . ( A. Houssaye . ) Arrière - pensée . ( Ulterior motive ) . Lit. Back - thought . Magasin pittoresque , vol . 8 , p . 87 .
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BERNARD Palissy , ( 1510-90 ) had embraced the Protestant faith and King Henry III , wishing to save him from the Leaguers , visited him in his prison to persuade him to be converted . " Sire , " replied Palissy , “ vous m'avez dit ...
BERNARD Palissy , ( 1510-90 ) had embraced the Protestant faith and King Henry III , wishing to save him from the Leaguers , visited him in his prison to persuade him to be converted . " Sire , " replied Palissy , “ vous m'avez dit ...
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( Sire , you have several times told me you pitied me ; but I pity you who have ultered these words : I am compelled to do it ! That is not speaking like a king ) . Palissy died in prison at the age of 8o ( 1590 ) .
( Sire , you have several times told me you pitied me ; but I pity you who have ultered these words : I am compelled to do it ! That is not speaking like a king ) . Palissy died in prison at the age of 8o ( 1590 ) .
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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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