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PRINCE BISMARCK ( 1815-98 ) —in the Reichstag , May 2 , 1879 . an die Wand drücken . ( To press against the wall ) . PRINCE BISMARCK ( 1815 98 ) —is credited with having used the phrase to Prince Putbus , a member of the Senate , but on ...
PRINCE BISMARCK ( 1815-98 ) —in the Reichstag , May 2 , 1879 . an die Wand drücken . ( To press against the wall ) . PRINCE BISMARCK ( 1815 98 ) —is credited with having used the phrase to Prince Putbus , a member of the Senate , but on ...
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PRINCE BISMARCK ( 1815-98 ) -in the Reichstag , June 12 , 1882 . berechtigte Eigentümlichkeiten zu schonen . ( .. to spare privileged property ) . EMPEROR WILHELM I ( 17971888 ) -a promise made at the affiliation of Hanover , Kurhessen ...
PRINCE BISMARCK ( 1815-98 ) -in the Reichstag , June 12 , 1882 . berechtigte Eigentümlichkeiten zu schonen . ( .. to spare privileged property ) . EMPEROR WILHELM I ( 17971888 ) -a promise made at the affiliation of Hanover , Kurhessen ...
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PRINCE BISMARCK ( 1815-98 ) -- in the Reichstag , Mar. 28 , 1881 : Es wird bei uns Deutschen mit wenig so viel Zeit totgeschlagen , wie mit Biertrinken . Wer beim Frühschoppen sitzt , oder beim Abendschoppen , und gar noch dazu raucht ...
PRINCE BISMARCK ( 1815-98 ) -- in the Reichstag , Mar. 28 , 1881 : Es wird bei uns Deutschen mit wenig so viel Zeit totgeschlagen , wie mit Biertrinken . Wer beim Frühschoppen sitzt , oder beim Abendschoppen , und gar noch dazu raucht ...
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( I call that beginning the week on Saturday , or wishing to forestall the object and result , which can be reached only by laborious years of toil ) . PRINCE BISMARCK ( 1815-98 ) —in the Reichstag , Jan. 15 , 1889 , with reference to ...
( I call that beginning the week on Saturday , or wishing to forestall the object and result , which can be reached only by laborious years of toil ) . PRINCE BISMARCK ( 1815-98 ) —in the Reichstag , Jan. 15 , 1889 , with reference to ...
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PRINCE BISMARCK ( 1815-98 ) -in the Reichstag , Feb. 9 , 1876 . The speech continued : 66 die Majorität hat gewöhnlich keine Neigung zum Kriege , der Krieg wird durch Minoritäten , oder in absoluten Staaten durch Beherrscher oder ...
PRINCE BISMARCK ( 1815-98 ) -in the Reichstag , Feb. 9 , 1876 . The speech continued : 66 die Majorität hat gewöhnlich keine Neigung zum Kriege , der Krieg wird durch Minoritäten , oder in absoluten Staaten durch Beherrscher oder ...
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alluding asked Attributed battle BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl bien c'est called Chamber of Deputies Charles death Dieu Duke dying Earl of Beaconsfield enemy England faire fait France French friends GEORGE German give given grand hand heart HENRY Hist honour House of Commons Italy j'ai JAMES JOHN July June killed king land Last words leave letter Lives Lord LOUIS XIV March Mémoires mort NAPOLEON never Paris peace phrase Plutarch PRESIDENT PRINCE BISMARCK Queen question quoted receive referring Reichstag remark reply saying Sire soldiers speak speech things THOMAS thou thought tion tout vous wife wish
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Page 64 - The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail — its roof may shake — the wind may blow through it — the storm may enter — the rain may enter — but the King of England cannot enter ! — all his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement...
Page 20 - Pr'ythee, lead me in : There take an inventory of all I have, To the last penny : 'tis the king's : my robe, And my integrity to heaven, is all I dare now call mine own. O Cromwell, Cromwell, Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies.
Page 117 - C'est de lui que nous vient cet art ingénieux De peindre la parole et de parler aux yeux, Et par les traits divers de figures tracées, Donner de la couleur et du corps aux pensées".
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Page 203 - And thou, too, whosoe'er thou art, That readest this brief psalm, As one by one thy hopes depart, Be resolute and calm. O fear not in a world like this, And thou shalt know ere long, Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong.
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Page 226 - Howe'er it be, it seems to me, 'Tis only noble to be good. Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood.
Page 75 - Gentlemen, the melancholy event of yesterday reads to us an awful lesson against being too much troubled about any of the objects of ordinary ambition. The worthy gentleman * who has been snatched from us at the moment of the election, and in the middle of the contest, whilst his desires were as warm and his hopes as eager as ours, has feelingly told us what shadows we are and what shadows we pursue.
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| Title | Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin Volume 7 of Sonnenschein's dictionaries of quotations |
| Author | Edward Latham |
| Edition | 2, reprint |
| Publisher | Swan Sonnenschein, 1906 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 25 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 318 pages |
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