Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... tion of humanity , that pro- bably has never been equalled in any period of the history of the world , ancient or modern . BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) —in a speech in the House of Commons , May 1 , 1873 I ...
... tion of humanity , that pro- bably has never been equalled in any period of the history of the world , ancient or modern . BENJAMIN DISRAELI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804-81 ) —in a speech in the House of Commons , May 1 , 1873 I ...
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... tion which takes the sting out of what he has said . " * [ Alluding to Beresford Hope's descent from the family of Hope of Amsterdam , and his action while speaking ) . a social animal . DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 1769- 1852 ) -in a letter to ...
... tion which takes the sting out of what he has said . " * [ Alluding to Beresford Hope's descent from the family of Hope of Amsterdam , and his action while speaking ) . a social animal . DUKE OF WELLINGTON ( 1769- 1852 ) -in a letter to ...
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... tion or home consumption had not been ascertained . See Liberté , égalité , fraternité . By my soul , maun , I have heard but rawly of thee . JAMES I. ( 1566-1625 ) -to Sir Walter Raleigh ( 1552-1618 ) , when meeting him for the first ...
... tion or home consumption had not been ascertained . See Liberté , égalité , fraternité . By my soul , maun , I have heard but rawly of thee . JAMES I. ( 1566-1625 ) -to Sir Walter Raleigh ( 1552-1618 ) , when meeting him for the first ...
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... tion may be successful . But coali- tions , although successful , have always found this , that their triumph has been short . This too I know , that England , " & c . Attributed also to John Scott ( 1751-1838 ) , 1st Earl of Eldon . Cf ...
... tion may be successful . But coali- tions , although successful , have always found this , that their triumph has been short . This too I know , that England , " & c . Attributed also to John Scott ( 1751-1838 ) , 1st Earl of Eldon . Cf ...
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... tion . Preceded by the real cause of that influence of England— which influence is , perhaps , on an average , the most permanent throughout the Continent - has a- risen from this circumstance , that England " , & c . English soldiers ...
... tion . Preceded by the real cause of that influence of England— which influence is , perhaps , on an average , the most permanent throughout the Continent - has a- risen from this circumstance , that England " , & c . English soldiers ...
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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