Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... Quoted by BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) — in a speech on the prosecution of war , May 24 , 1855 , and in another on the order of business , July 28 , 1871 . A precedent embalms a principle . BENJAMIN DISRAELI ...
... Quoted by BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) — in a speech on the prosecution of war , May 24 , 1855 , and in another on the order of business , July 28 , 1871 . A precedent embalms a principle . BENJAMIN DISRAELI ...
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... quoted by Haz- litt in his lecture " On Wit and Humour " ( Lectures on Engl . Comic Writers ) as " a lively sense of future favours . Cf. 37 A grateful sense of favours past , A lively hope of more to come ( authorship unknown ) . See ...
... quoted by Haz- litt in his lecture " On Wit and Humour " ( Lectures on Engl . Comic Writers ) as " a lively sense of future favours . Cf. 37 A grateful sense of favours past , A lively hope of more to come ( authorship unknown ) . See ...
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... quoting his father's words ) . Happy is the man who has been twice thanked by his coun- try ! BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) -in a speech in the House of Commons , July 2 , 1868 , referring to Sir Robert Napier ...
... quoting his father's words ) . Happy is the man who has been twice thanked by his coun- try ! BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) -in a speech in the House of Commons , July 2 , 1868 , referring to Sir Robert Napier ...
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... quoted the above line from Shaks- pere , Macbeth , act ii , sc . I , 1. 33 , with an appropriate attitude . A moment after he cried ' O God ! ' and expired . Is this death ? GEORGE LIPPARD ( 1822-54 ) -- Last words , to his physician ...
... quoted the above line from Shaks- pere , Macbeth , act ii , sc . I , 1. 33 , with an appropriate attitude . A moment after he cried ' O God ! ' and expired . Is this death ? GEORGE LIPPARD ( 1822-54 ) -- Last words , to his physician ...
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... quoted as his last words . Another account " But I pray you to bear witness that I die like a soldier . " ( Percy Anecdotes , vol . 2 , p . 161 ) I want , oh , you know what I mean the stuff of life . BAYARD TAYLOR ( 1825-78 ) — Last ...
... quoted as his last words . Another account " But I pray you to bear witness that I die like a soldier . " ( Percy Anecdotes , vol . 2 , p . 161 ) I want , oh , you know what I mean the stuff of life . BAYARD TAYLOR ( 1825-78 ) — Last ...
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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