Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and LatinSwan Sonnenschein, 1906 - 318 páginas |
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... asked why actors were more successful than preachers in impressing their auditors . a delusion , a mockery , and a snare . LORD DENMAN ( 1779-1854 ) — in giving judgment in the case of O'Connell and others v . the Queen , in the House ...
... asked why actors were more successful than preachers in impressing their auditors . a delusion , a mockery , and a snare . LORD DENMAN ( 1779-1854 ) — in giving judgment in the case of O'Connell and others v . the Queen , in the House ...
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... asked by a lady what that was , he replied " Madam , wise men never tell . " • In a note by Speaker Onslow to Burnet's History of his Own Times , ed . 1823 , vol . i , p . 164 , it is given as " People differ in their discourse and ...
... asked by a lady what that was , he replied " Madam , wise men never tell . " • In a note by Speaker Onslow to Burnet's History of his Own Times , ed . 1823 , vol . i , p . 164 , it is given as " People differ in their discourse and ...
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... He had pre- viously asked who the stranger [ Walpole ] was . ( Capt . R. H. Gronow , Recollections , 4th Series , - 1866 , pp . 153-4 ) . Asian mystery . BERESFORD HOPE ( 1820-87 ) —— during ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS 7.
... He had pre- viously asked who the stranger [ Walpole ] was . ( Capt . R. H. Gronow , Recollections , 4th Series , - 1866 , pp . 153-4 ) . Asian mystery . BERESFORD HOPE ( 1820-87 ) —— during ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS 7.
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... 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 not be as wise as laws , but they are always more ...
... 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 not be as wise as laws , but they are always more ...
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... asked him how to get on in the House of Commons . Don't think , but try ; be patient , be accurate . JOHN HUNTER ( 1728-93 ) -Ad- vice to Edward Jenner , when consulted as to the latter's views on the prophylactic virtues of cow - pox ...
... asked him how to get on in the House of Commons . Don't think , but try ; be patient , be accurate . JOHN HUNTER ( 1728-93 ) -Ad- vice to Edward Jenner , when consulted as to the latter's views on the prophylactic virtues of cow - pox ...
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Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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".
Página 29 - I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman ; but I have the heart and stomach of a King, and of a King of England too...
Página 9 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Página 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.
Página 147 - Quand le gouvernement viole les droits du peuple, l'insurrection est pour le peuple et pour chaque portion du peuple le plus sacré des droits et le plus indispensable des devoirs.
Página 28 - May it please your majesty, I have neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak in this place, but as the House is pleased to direct me...
Página 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.
Página 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.