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Elliot, Jane
1727–1805
1727–1805
1
I've heard them lilting, at the ewe milking.
Lasses a' lilting, before dawn of day;
But now they are moaning, on ilka green loaning;
The flowers of the forest are a' wede away.
I've heard them lilting, at the ewe milking.
Lasses a' lilting, before dawn of day;
But now they are moaning, on ilka green loaning;
The flowers of the forest are a' wede away.
"The Flowers of the Forest" (1769), the most popular version of the traditional lament for the Battle of Flodden in 1513.
Elliott, Charlotte
1789–1871
1789–1871
1
Just as I am, without one plea.
Watch and pray.
Just as I am, without one plea.
Invalid's Hymn Book
(1834) "Just as I am"
Watch and pray.
Morning and Evening Hymns
(1836) "Christian! seek not yet repose".
Elliott, Ebenezer
1781–1849
1781–1849
1
What is a communist? One who hath yearnings
For equal division of unequal earnings.
What is a communist? One who hath yearnings
For equal division of unequal earnings.
"Epigram" (1850)
Ellis, George
1753–1815
1753–1815
1
Snowy, Flowy, Blowy,
Showery, Flowery, Bowery,
Hoppy, Croppy, Droppy,
Breezy, Sneezy, Freezy.
Snowy, Flowy, Blowy,
Showery, Flowery, Bowery,
Hoppy, Croppy, Droppy,
Breezy, Sneezy, Freezy.
"The Twelve Months"
Ellis, Havelock
(
Henry Havelock Ellis
) 1859–1939
(
Henry Havelock Ellis
) 1859–1939
1
What we call "progress" is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance.
All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust over a volcano of revolution.
What we call "progress" is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance.
Impressions and Comments
(1914) 31 July 1912
All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust over a volcano of revolution.
Little Essays of Love and Virtue
(1922) ch. 7
Elstow, Friar
1
With thanks to God we know the way to heaven, to be as ready by water as by land, and therefore we care not which way we go.
when threatened with drowning by Henry VIII
With thanks to God we know the way to heaven, to be as ready by water as by land, and therefore we care not which way we go.
when threatened with drowning by Henry VIII
John Stow
The Annals of England
(1615).
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