Henry VIII of England/early Years - 1491%e2%80%931509

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    “Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength
    because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the
    avenger.”
    —Bible: Hebrew Psalm VIII (l. VIII, 2)

    “Always in England if you had the type of brain that was capable of understanding T.S. Eliot’s poetry or Kant’s logic, you could be sure of finding large numbers of people who would hate you violently.”
    —D.J. Taylor (b. 1960)

    “Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.”
    —Andre Maurois (1885–1967)

    “In social halls a favored guest
    In years that follow victory won,
    How sweet to feel your festal fame
    In woman’s glance instinctive thrown:
    Repose is yours—your deed is known,”
    —Herman Melville (1819–1891)