Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... England , sur- named " Longshanks , " ( 1239-1307 ) -Last words , addressed to his son Edward . The king died whilst en- deavouring to subdue a revolt in Scotland . Children are excellent physio- gnomists , and soon discover their real ...
... England , sur- named " Longshanks , " ( 1239-1307 ) -Last words , addressed to his son Edward . The king died whilst en- deavouring to subdue a revolt in Scotland . Children are excellent physio- gnomists , and soon discover their real ...
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... England . ) . Sir Robert Walpole ( 1676-1745 ) , when asked how he had overcome Sir Spencer Compton , Earl of Wilmington , re- plied " He got the wrong sow by the ear , and I the right " ( Anecdotal Hist . of Parliament ) . Customs may ...
... England . ) . Sir Robert Walpole ( 1676-1745 ) , when asked how he had overcome Sir Spencer Compton , Earl of Wilmington , re- plied " He got the wrong sow by the ear , and I the right " ( Anecdotal Hist . of Parliament ) . Customs may ...
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... England began this war with all Europe on her side ; she will end it with all Europe against her . LORD NELSON ( 1758-1805 ) -al- luding to the war with Russia . England can never be ruined except by a parliament . SIR WILLIAM CECIL ...
... England began this war with all Europe on her side ; she will end it with all Europe against her . LORD NELSON ( 1758-1805 ) -al- luding to the war with Russia . England can never be ruined except by a parliament . SIR WILLIAM CECIL ...
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... England for the English ! " Rallying - cry of the people under Earl Godwin ( c . 990-1053 ) and Harold ( d . 1066 ) when driving out the Norman priests and nobles whom Edward the Confessor tried to bring into England . England is a ...
... England for the English ! " Rallying - cry of the people under Earl Godwin ( c . 990-1053 ) and Harold ( d . 1066 ) when driving out the Norman priests and nobles whom Edward the Confessor tried to bring into England . England is a ...
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... England is not rich enough to buy me . " ( Encycl . Americana , vol . iv , p . 329 ) . See Every man has his price . Gentlemen of the jury , you will now consider of your verdict . CHARLES ABBOTT , Lord Tenter- den ( 1762-1832 ) -Last ...
... England is not rich enough to buy me . " ( Encycl . Americana , vol . iv , p . 329 ) . See Every man has his price . Gentlemen of the jury , you will now consider of your verdict . CHARLES ABBOTT , Lord Tenter- den ( 1762-1832 ) -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