Duke of Clarence and Avondale

Famous quotes containing the words duke of, duke and/or clarence:

    “When the Prince of Wales [later King George IV] and the Duke of York went to visit their brother Prince William [later William IV] at Plymouth, and all three being very loose in their manners, and coarse in their language, Prince William said to his ship’s crew, “now I hope you see that I am not the greatest blackguard of my family.””
    —Horace Walpole (1717–1797)

    “A fully equipped duke costs as much to keep up as two Dreadnoughts, and dukes are just as great a terror—and they last longer.”
    —David Lloyd George (1863–1945)

    “Roll forth, my song, like the rushing river,
    That sweeps along to the mighty sea;”
    —James Clarence Mangan (1803–1849)