Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... JAMES I. ( 1566-1625 ) -to Sir Walter Raleigh ( 1552-1618 ) , when meeting him for the first time . By seizing the Isthmus of Darien you will wrest the keys of the world from Spain . SIR WALTER RALEIGH ( 1552- 1618 ) Advice given to ...
... JAMES I. ( 1566-1625 ) -to Sir Walter Raleigh ( 1552-1618 ) , when meeting him for the first time . By seizing the Isthmus of Darien you will wrest the keys of the world from Spain . SIR WALTER RALEIGH ( 1552- 1618 ) Advice given to ...
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... 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 , drinking is ...
... 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 , drinking is ...
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... JAMES II . ( 1633-1701 ) -after in- quiring the cause of a great uproar in the camp , June 30 , 1688 , and being told by Lord Faversham : " it was nothing but the rejoicing of the soldiers for the acquittal of the bishops . " ( Hume ...
... JAMES II . ( 1633-1701 ) -after in- quiring the cause of a great uproar in the camp , June 30 , 1688 , and being told by Lord Faversham : " it was nothing but the rejoicing of the soldiers for the acquittal of the bishops . " ( Hume ...
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... JAMES II ( 1633-1701 ) —when told that his daughter Anne , as well as Mary , was on the side of William of Orange . Hume substitutes ' own ' for ' very ' . God may forgive you , but I never can . QUEEN ELIZABETH ( 1533-1603- is credited ...
... JAMES II ( 1633-1701 ) —when told that his daughter Anne , as well as Mary , was on the side of William of Orange . Hume substitutes ' own ' for ' very ' . God may forgive you , but I never can . QUEEN ELIZABETH ( 1533-1603- is credited ...
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... JAMES NORTHCOTE ( 1746-1831 ) . See You must stand afar off , & c . Great revolutions , whatever may be their causes , are not lightly made , and are not concluded with precipitation . BENJAMIN DISRAFLI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804 ...
... JAMES NORTHCOTE ( 1746-1831 ) . See You must stand afar off , & c . Great revolutions , whatever may be their causes , are not lightly made , and are not concluded with precipitation . BENJAMIN DISRAFLI [ Earl of Beaconsfield ] ( 1804 ...
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