England Lost

Famous quotes containing the words england and/or lost:

    “An illiterate king is a crowned ass.”
    —Medieval English proverb.

    Said by the chronicler William of Malmesbury to have been much used by King Henry I of England (1068-1135)

    “Three little kittens
    They lost their mittens,
    And they began to cry,
    Oh, mother dear,
    We sadly fear
    Our mittens we have lost.
    What! lost your mittens,
    You naughty kittens!
    Then you shall have no pie.”
    —Eliza Lee Follen (1787–1860)