Famous quotes containing the words earl and/or oxford:
“In friendship, as well as in love, the mind is often the dupe of the heart.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (16941773)
“I wonder anybody does anything at Oxford but dream and remember, the place is so beautiful. One almost expects the people to sing instead of speaking. It is all ... like an opera.”
—William Butler Yeats (18651939)