1st Earl of Cork

Famous quotes containing the words earl and/or cork:

    “As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.”
    —Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)

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