Famous quotes containing the words earl, lords and/or england:
“The permanency of most friendships depends upon the continuity of good fortune.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)
“From scenes like these old Scotia’s grandeur springs,
That makes her loved at home, revered abroad;
Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,
“An honest man’s the noblest work of God!””
—Robert Burns (1759–1796)
“Solidity, caution, integrity, efficiency. Lack of imagination, hypocrisy. These qualities characterize the middle classes in every country, but in England they are national characteristics.”
—E.M. (Edward Morgan)