1st Earl of Cork

Famous quotes containing the words earl and/or cork:

“I call to mind the navy great
That the Greeks brought to Troye town,
And how the boistous winds did beat
Their ships, and rent their sails adown;
Till Agamemnon’s daughter’s blood
Appeased the gods that them withstood.”
—Henry Howard, Earl Of Surrey (1517?–1547)

“I think I owe my life to cork soles.”
—Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)