Lord High Admiral

Lord High Admiral can refer to:

  • Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom (formerly of England, then Great Britain)
  • Lord High Admiral of Scotland
  • Lord High Admiral of the Wash
  • Lord High Admiral of Sweden

Famous quotes containing the words lord, high and/or admiral:

    At fourteen I married My Lord you.
    Li Po (701–762)

    I remember once dreaming of pushing a canoe up the rivers of Maine, and that, when I had got so high that the channels were dry, I kept on through the ravines and gorges, nearly as well as before, by pushing a little harder, and now it seemed to me that my dream was partially realized.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.
    Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694–1778)