Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... king died whilst en- deavouring to subdue a revolt in Scotland . Children are excellent physio- gnomists , and soon discover their real friends . REV . SYDNEY SMITH ( 1771-1845 ) " Christ's rood ! " KING HAROLD ( d . 1066 ) —his battle ...
... king died whilst en- deavouring to subdue a revolt in Scotland . Children are excellent physio- gnomists , and soon discover their real friends . REV . SYDNEY SMITH ( 1771-1845 ) " Christ's rood ! " KING HAROLD ( d . 1066 ) —his battle ...
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... King- ston . For me it will be enough that a marble stone should declare that a queen having reigned such a time lived and died a virgin . QUEEN ELIZABETH ( 1533-1603 ) -in reply to a petition from the House of Commons in 1559 on the ...
... King- ston . For me it will be enough that a marble stone should declare that a queen having reigned such a time lived and died a virgin . QUEEN ELIZABETH ( 1533-1603 ) -in reply to a petition from the House of Commons in 1559 on the ...
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... king is not rich enough to buy me . GENERAL JOSEPH REED , Presi- dent of Congress ( 1741-85 ) -when offered a bribe of 10,000 guineas to desert his country's cause during the American revolution . Another version is : " I am not worth ...
... king is not rich enough to buy me . GENERAL JOSEPH REED , Presi- dent of Congress ( 1741-85 ) -when offered a bribe of 10,000 guineas to desert his country's cause during the American revolution . Another version is : " I am not worth ...
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... king , he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies . " ( Shak- spere , King Henry VIII , act 3. sc . 2 , II . 455-8 . ) Hailing with horrid melody the moon . BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) —Phrase ...
... king , he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies . " ( Shak- spere , King Henry VIII , act 3. sc . 2 , II . 455-8 . ) Hailing with horrid melody the moon . BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) —Phrase ...
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... the commander of a Spanish ship . The Spaniard bade him carry the ear to King George ( the Second , 1683-1760 ) and tell him that he would serve him in the same manner if he caught him . ( Dict ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS 23.
... the commander of a Spanish ship . The Spaniard bade him carry the ear to King George ( the Second , 1683-1760 ) and tell him that he would serve him in the same manner if he caught him . ( Dict ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS 23.
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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