Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... allusion to the Legendary Gigan- tomachia of classical ( post - Homeric ) antiquity cf. Plato , Republic 378 C ; Horace , Odes iii , 1 , 5-8 , iii , 4 , 49-58 , where the giants are men- tioned by name . : A bishop ought to die on his ...
... allusion to the Legendary Gigan- tomachia of classical ( post - Homeric ) antiquity cf. Plato , Republic 378 C ; Horace , Odes iii , 1 , 5-8 , iii , 4 , 49-58 , where the giants are men- tioned by name . : A bishop ought to die on his ...
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... alluding to England's loss of that town . Another version is : " When I die , Calais ' will be found written on my heart : " cf. " Were I to die at this moment , " want of frigates ' would be found stamped on my heart ! " : LORD NELSON ...
... alluding to England's loss of that town . Another version is : " When I die , Calais ' will be found written on my heart : " cf. " Were I to die at this moment , " want of frigates ' would be found stamped on my heart ! " : LORD NELSON ...
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... alluding to pre- parations that were being made for honouring his birthday anni versary . a hasty plate of soup . GENERAL WINFIELD Scort ( 1786-1866 ) —in a letter to Governor Marcy ( 1786-1857 ) in 1846 . A horse ! a horse ! my kingdom ...
... alluding to pre- parations that were being made for honouring his birthday anni versary . a hasty plate of soup . GENERAL WINFIELD Scort ( 1786-1866 ) —in a letter to Governor Marcy ( 1786-1857 ) in 1846 . A horse ! a horse ! my kingdom ...
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... 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 : France can ...
... 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 : France can ...
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... Alluded to by BENJAMIN DISRAELI ( 1804-81 ) in his speech in the House of Com- mons , Dec. 16 , 1852 , on the Budget ... alluding to the battle of Navarino ( Oct. 20 , 1827 ) , be- cause it appeared likely to disturb the balance of power ...
... Alluded to by BENJAMIN DISRAELI ( 1804-81 ) in his speech in the House of Com- mons , Dec. 16 , 1852 , on the Budget ... alluding to the battle of Navarino ( Oct. 20 , 1827 ) , be- cause it appeared likely to disturb the balance of power ...
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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