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Patrick Henry (1736–99) Quick reference
Oxford Essential Quotations (6 ed.)
...0Patrick Patrick Henry 1736 – 99 American statesman Caesar had his Brutus—Charles the First, his Cromwell—and George the Third—(‘Treason,’ cried the Speaker)… may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it. speech in the Virginia assembly, May 1765 treason , make the most of it I am not a Virginian, but an American. in [ John Adams's ] Notes of Debates in the Continental Congress, Philadelphia, 6 September 1774 I am not a Virginian not a Virginian, but an American I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give...
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Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (8 ed.)
...0Patrick Patrick Henry 1736 – 99 American statesman Caesar had his Brutus—Charles the First, his Cromwell—and George the Third—(‘Treason,’ cried the Speaker)… may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it. speech in the Virginia assembly, May 1765, in William Wirt Patrick Henry (1818) sect. 2 treason , make the most of it I am not a Virginian, but an American. in [ John Adams's ] Notes of Debates in the Continental Congress, Philadelphia, 6 September 1774; in L. H. Butterfield (ed.) Diary and Autobiography of John Adams ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of American Quotations (2 ed.)
...Patrick Henry 1736 – 99 If this be treason, make the most of it. Henry, in protesting the Stamp Act, reminded the burgesses that “Tarquin and Caesar each had his Brutus, Charles I his Cromwell, and George III”—the Speaker of the House interrupted, calling out “Treason!”—“may profit by their example,” Henry continued. “If this be treason, make the most of it.” This, at least, is how the speech was reconstructed a half century later by Henry's biographer William Wirt. Notes made by a French visitor to Williamsburg at the time, but not discovered until...
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Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations (4 ed.)
...0Patrick Patrick Henry 1736 – 99 American statesman Caesar had his Brutus—Charles the First, his Cromwell—and George the Third—(‘Treason,’ cried the Speaker)… may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it. speech in the Virginia assembly, May 1765 treason , make the most of it I am not a Virginian, but an American. in [ John Adams's ] Notes of Debates in the Continental Congress, Philadelphia, 6 September 1774 I am not a Virginian not a Virginian, but an American I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give...
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Oxford Essential Quotations (6 ed.)
... (1791) 19 September 1777 hanged in a fortnight concentrates his mind He nothing common did or mean Upon that memorable scene: But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try. on the execution of Charles I Andrew Marvell 1621 – 78 English poet ‘An Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland’ (written 1650) l. 57 nothing common did or mean nothing common did or mean with his keener eye axe 's edge did try Shoot straight you bastards. Don't make a mess of it. to the firing squad at his execution, Pretoria, 27 February 1902 Harry ‘Breaker’...
Ambition Quick reference
Oxford Essential Quotations (6 ed.)
... Stannard , and The Spice Girls English songwriter s and English pop singer s ‘Wannabe’ (1996 song) what I really really want what I really really want Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition: By that sin fell the angels. William Shakespeare 1564 – 1616 English dramatist Henry VIII (1613, with John Fletcher ) act 3, sc. 2, l. 441 (Oxford Standard Authors ed.) Cromwell , I charge thee fling away ambition By that sin fell the angels There is always room at the top. on being advised against joining the overcrowded legal profession...
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Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations (4 ed.)
...country barbarously oppressed Lord, open the King of England's eyes! William tyndale (1494–1536), at the stake John Foxe Actes and Monuments (1570) king of England's eyes King of England's eyes My design is to make what haste I can to be gone. Oliver cromwell (1599–1658) John Morley Oliver Cromwell (1900) what haste I can to be gone what haste I can to be gone on his death-bed, declining a proposed visit from Queen Victoria: No it is better not. She would only ask me to take a message to Albert. Benjamin disraeli (1804–81) Robert Blake Disraeli ...
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Oxford Essential Quotations (6 ed.)
...it? Most natural painkiller. What there is… love . William S. Burroughs 1914 – 97 American novelist final entry in journal, 1 August 1997, the day before he died My design is to make what haste I can to be gone. Oliver Cromwell 1599 – 1658 English soldier and statesman ; Lord Protector from 1653 John Morley Oliver Cromwell (1900) One thing alone I charge you. As you live, believe in life! W. E. B. Du Bois 1868 – 1963 American social reformer and political activist last message, written 26 June, 1957, and read at his funeral, 1963...
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) Reference library
Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations (4 ed.)
...a sharp edge Farewell! a long farewell, to all my greatness! Henry VIII (1613) farewell ! a long farewell farewell, to all my greatness I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory, But far beyond my depth. Henry VIII (1613) in a sea of glory And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. Henry VIII (1613) falls like Lucifer Never to hope again Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition: By that sin fell the angels. Henry VIII (1613) fling away ambition By that sin fell the...
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Oxford Essential Quotations (6 ed.)
...we will finish the job. Winston Churchill 1874 – 1965 British Conservative statesman , Prime Minister 1940–5, 1951–5 radio broadcast, 9 February 1941 Give us the tools finish the job finish the job None climbs so high as he who knows not whither he is going. Oliver Cromwell 1599 – 1658 English soldier and statesman ; Lord Protector from 1653 attributed One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done. Marie Curie 1867 – 1934 Polish -born French physicist letter to her brother, 18 March 1894 The distance...
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Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (8 ed.)
... à ces moutons Revenons à ces moutons get back to these sheep Si le Roi m'avait donné, Paris, sa grand'ville, Et qu'il me fallût quitter L'amour de ma mie, Je dirais au roi Henri: ‘Reprenez votre Paris: J'aime mieux ma mie, au gué, J'aime mieux ma mie.’ If the king had given me Paris, his great city, and if I were required to give up my darling's love, I would say to King Henry: ‘Take your Paris back; I prefer my darling, by the ford, I prefer my darling.’ popular song, attributed to Antoine de Navarre (1518–62); quoted in this form by Molière in Le...
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Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (8 ed.)
... frost frost, a killing frost And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again. Henry VIII (1613) act 3, sc. 2, l. 372 falls like Lucifer Never to hope again A peace above all earthly dignities, A still and quiet conscience. Henry VIII (1613) act 3, sc. 2, l. 380 peace above all earthly dignities still and quiet conscience Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition: By that sin fell the angels. Henry VIII (1613) act 3, sc. 2, l. 441 Cromwell , I charge thee fling away ambition By that sin fell the angels By that sin fell the angels...
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) Quick reference
Oxford Essential Quotations (6 ed.)
...do singe yourself. Henry VIII (1613, with John Fletcher ) act 1, sc. 1, l. 140 (Oxford Standard Authors ed.) heat not a furnace Heat not a furnace it do singe yourself Farewell! a long farewell, to all my greatness! Henry VIII (1613, with John Fletcher ) act 3, sc. 2, l. 352 (Oxford Standard Authors ed.) farewell ! a long farewell farewell, to all my greatness Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition: By that sin fell the angels. Henry VIII (1613, with John Fletcher ) act 3, sc. 2, l. 441 (Oxford Standard Authors ed.) Cromwell , I charge thee...
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Brewer's Famous Quotations
...and there is an English proverb ‘Opportunity makes the man’ (though originally, in the 14th century, it was ‘makes the thief ’), but when did the phrases come together? Andrew Marvell's poem ‘The First Anniversary of the Government Under His Highness the Lord Protector [Oliver Cromwell]’ (1655) has: ‘If these the times, then this must be the man.’ Thomas Carlyle's History of the French Revolution , Pt 3, Bk 7, Chap. 7 (1837) has: ‘In old Broglie's time, six years ago, this Whiff of Grapeshot was promised; but it could not be given then; could not have...
