Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... battle of Navarino ( Oct. 20 , 1827 ) , be- cause it appeared likely to disturb the balance of power . ' The phrase occurs in the speech of George IV . at the opening of Parlia- ment in 1828. " His Majesty deeply regrets that this ...
... battle of Navarino ( Oct. 20 , 1827 ) , be- cause it appeared likely to disturb the balance of power . ' The phrase occurs in the speech of George IV . at the opening of Parlia- ment in 1828. " His Majesty deeply regrets that this ...
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... Battle of the Nile ( Aug. I , 1798 ) ; when his officers rose from table and went to their respec- tive stations . ( Southey , Life of Nelson , ch . 5 ) 39 Be good , be virtuous , my lord ; you 8 ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS.
... Battle of the Nile ( Aug. I , 1798 ) ; when his officers rose from table and went to their respec- tive stations . ( Southey , Life of Nelson , ch . 5 ) 39 Be good , be virtuous , my lord ; you 8 ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS.
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... Battle of Waterloo ( June 18 , 1815 ) , after looking at his watch . ( Cf. Hugo , Les Misé rables : Cosette , bk . 1 , ch . 10 ) . Books , churches , governments , are what we make them . WENDELL PHILLIPS ( 1811-84 ) -- in a speech at ...
... Battle of Waterloo ( June 18 , 1815 ) , after looking at his watch . ( Cf. Hugo , Les Misé rables : Cosette , bk . 1 , ch . 10 ) . Books , churches , governments , are what we make them . WENDELL PHILLIPS ( 1811-84 ) -- in a speech at ...
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... battle cry at the Battle of Hastings , Oct. 14 , 1066. Cf. " I like that ancient Saxon phrase which calls The burial - ground God's acre ! — " ( Longfellow , Goa's - Acre . ) Civil equality prevails in Britain , social equality prevails ...
... battle cry at the Battle of Hastings , Oct. 14 , 1066. Cf. " I like that ancient Saxon phrase which calls The burial - ground God's acre ! — " ( Longfellow , Goa's - Acre . ) Civil equality prevails in Britain , social equality prevails ...
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... battle of Evesham . Another version is : " New let us commend our souls to God , for our bodies be- long to our enemies . " Also given as " It is God's grace . " Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged bosom : WILLIAM PITT ...
... battle of Evesham . Another version is : " New let us commend our souls to God , for our bodies be- long to our enemies . " Also given as " It is God's grace . " Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged bosom : WILLIAM PITT ...
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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