English Song Originally

Famous quotes containing the words english, song and/or originally:

    “The bright old day now dawns again; the cry runs through the the land,
    In England there shall be dear bread—in Ireland, sword and brand;
    And poverty, and ignorance, shall swell the rich and grand,
    So, rally round the rulers with the gentle iron hand,
    Of the fine old English Tory days;
    Hail to the coming time!”
    —Charles Dickens (1812–1870)

    “How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?
    If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.”
    —Bible: Hebrew Psalm CXXXVII (l. CXXXVII, 4–5)

    “I enclose to you a copy of the declaration of independence as agreed to by the House, and also, as originally framed. You will judge whether it is the better or worse for the Critics.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)