5th Earl of Cork

Famous quotes containing the words earl and/or cork:

    “Thou treacherous, base deserter of my flame,
    False to my passion, fatal to my fame,
    Through what mistaken magic dost thou prove
    So true to lewdness, so untrue to love?”
    —John Wilmot, Earl Of Rochester (1647–1680)

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