Famous quotes containing the words king of england, king of, king and/or england:
“In a few years there will be only five kings in the worldthe King of England and the four kings in a pack of cards.”
—Farouk I (19201965)
“I see that Times the king of men;
Hes both their parent, and he is their grave,
And gives them what he will, not what they crave.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“Let the jury consider their verdict, the King said, for about the twentieth time that day.
No, no! said the Queen. Sentence firstverdict afterwards.
Stuff and nonsense! said Alice loudly. The idea of having the sentence first!”
—Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (18321898)
“We make a mistake forsaking England and moving out into the periphery of life. After all, Taormina, Ceylon, Africa, Americaas far as we go, they are only the negation of what we ourselves stand for and are: and were rather like Jonahs running away from the place we belong.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)