Famous quotes containing the words earl and/or russell:
“The possibility of remedying imprudent actions is commonly an inducement to commit them.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)
“I thought of a mound in sweet Auburn
Where a little headstone stood;
How the flakes were folding it gently,
As did robins the babes in the wood.
Up spoke our own little Mabel,
Saying, “Father, who makes it snow?”
And I told of the good All-father
Who cares for us here below.”
—James Russell Lowell (1819–1891)