King Henry II

Famous quotes containing the words king and/or henry:

    Our noble King, King Henery the eighth,
    Ouer the riuer of Thames past hee.
    —Unknown. Sir Andrew Barton. . .

    English and Scottish Ballads (The Poetry Bookshelf)

    Of moral purpose I see no trace in Nature. That is an article of exclusively human manufacture—and very much to our credit.
    —Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)