2nd Earl of Essex

Famous quotes containing the words earl and/or essex:

    Lest, once more wandering from that heaven,
    I fall on some base heart unblest,
    Faithless to thee, false, unforgiven,
    And lose my everlasting rest.
    John Wilmot, 2d Earl Of Rochester (1647–1680)

    Well, it seems to me a scientist has need for both vision and confidence.
    —Harry Essex (b. 1910)