Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... peace . BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) -Conclud- ing words of a resolution moved in the House of Commons , May 24 , 1855. See also Peace with honour . As a man advances in life , he gets what is better than ...
... peace . BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) -Conclud- ing words of a resolution moved in the House of Commons , May 24 , 1855. See also Peace with honour . As a man advances in life , he gets what is better than ...
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... peace . JAMES HENRY LEIGH HUNT ( 1784-1859 ) -Last words . Democracy is like the grave : it never gives back what it receives . LORD LYTTON ( 1805-73 ) —of Lord Palmerston's Reform Bill , in 1860 . Depend upon it , of all vices ...
... peace . JAMES HENRY LEIGH HUNT ( 1784-1859 ) -Last words . Democracy is like the grave : it never gives back what it receives . LORD LYTTON ( 1805-73 ) —of Lord Palmerston's Reform Bill , in 1860 . Depend upon it , of all vices ...
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... peace so sweet , as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it , almighty God ! I know not what course others may take ; but , as for me , give , " etc. Cf. We must be free or die , who speak the tongue That ...
... peace so sweet , as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it , almighty God ! I know not what course others may take ; but , as for me , give , " etc. Cf. We must be free or die , who speak the tongue That ...
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... peace , I have peace ! ( a little later ) I am almost well . RICHARD BAXTER ( 1615-91 ) — Last words . I have peace , perfect peace . ' Thou wilt 28 ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS.
... peace , I have peace ! ( a little later ) I am almost well . RICHARD BAXTER ( 1615-91 ) — Last words . I have peace , perfect peace . ' Thou wilt 28 ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS.
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... peace , perfect peace . ' Thou wilt keep him in per- fect peace whose mind is stayed on thee . ' BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BUTLER ( 1795-1858 ) , Attorney General of the U.S. 1831-4 - Last words I have seen many a man turn his gold into smoke ...
... peace , perfect peace . ' Thou wilt keep him in per- fect peace whose mind is stayed on thee . ' BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BUTLER ( 1795-1858 ) , Attorney General of the U.S. 1831-4 - Last words I have seen many a man turn his gold into smoke ...
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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