Sir Richard Francis

Famous quotes containing the words sir richard, sir, richard and/or francis:

“At Flores in the Azores Sir Richard Grenville lay,
And a pinnace, like a fluttered bird, came flying from far away:
‘Spanish ships of war at sea! we have sighted fifty-three!’”
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

“At Flores in the Azores Sir Richard Grenville lay,
And a pinnace, like a fluttered bird, came flying from far away:
‘Spanish ships of war at sea! we have sighted fifty-three!’”
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

“Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop-bam-boom!”
—Little Richard (b. 1932)

“One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights.”
—Simone Weil (1909–1943)