Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 24
Page 1
... 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 like a beast ; " and died standing . ( Percy Anecdotes , vol ii , p ...
... 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 like a beast ; " and died standing . ( Percy Anecdotes , vol ii , p ...
Page 2
... mourir . .. a free breakfast table . JOHN BRIGHT ( 1811-89 ) -a phrase used in addressing the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce , in 1868 , in favour of the repeal of the duties on tea , sugar and coffee . A friend may be often found and ...
... mourir . .. a free breakfast table . JOHN BRIGHT ( 1811-89 ) -a phrase used in addressing the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce , in 1868 , in favour of the repeal of the duties on tea , sugar and coffee . A friend may be often found and ...
Page 82
... mourir . " Béranger , Adieu de Marie Stuart . ( Farewell , farewell , sweet land of France , Enshrined in my heart ! Home of my childhood's happy hours , Farewell ! ' tis death from thee to part ) . also " Mary , Queen of Scots , " Poem ...
... mourir . " Béranger , Adieu de Marie Stuart . ( Farewell , farewell , sweet land of France , Enshrined in my heart ! Home of my childhood's happy hours , Farewell ! ' tis death from thee to part ) . also " Mary , Queen of Scots , " Poem ...
Page 103
... play by MM . Micard and the de Jouvenot , produced at Château - d ' Eau ( Paris ) Apr. 17 , 1888 . Fourbe il a vécu , fourbe il a voulu mourir . ( Knave he has lived , and knave he has chosen to die . ) Said FRENCH SAYINGS 103.
... play by MM . Micard and the de Jouvenot , produced at Château - d ' Eau ( Paris ) Apr. 17 , 1888 . Fourbe il a vécu , fourbe il a voulu mourir . ( Knave he has lived , and knave he has chosen to die . ) Said FRENCH SAYINGS 103.
Page 104
... mourir ! ( Brothers we must die ! ) Saying of the monks of La Trappe when at the point of death -not whenever they meet each other , as alleged by Chateaubriand . Fusillez - moi tous ces gens - là ! ( Shoot me all those people ...
... mourir ! ( Brothers we must die ! ) Saying of the monks of La Trappe when at the point of death -not whenever they meet each other , as alleged by Chateaubriand . Fusillez - moi tous ces gens - là ! ( Shoot me all those people ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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