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Firbank, Ronald
1886–1926
1886–1926
1
"O! help me, heaven," she prayed, "to be decorative and to do right!"
There was a pause—just long enough for an angel to pass, flying slowly.
"O! help me, heaven," she prayed, "to be decorative and to do right!"
The Flower Beneath the Foot
(1923) ch. 2
There was a pause—just long enough for an angel to pass, flying slowly.
Vainglory
(1915) ch. 6
Firmont, L'Abbé Edgeworth de
1745–1807
1745–1807
1
Fils de Saint Louis, montez au ciel.Son of Saint Louis, ascend to heaven.
to Louis XVI as he mounted the steps of the guillotine, 1793
Fils de Saint Louis, montez au ciel.Son of Saint Louis, ascend to heaven.
to Louis XVI as he mounted the steps of the guillotine, 1793
attributed
Fish, Michael
1944–
1944–
1
A woman rang to say she heard there was a hurricane on the way. Well don't worry, there isn't.
weather forecast on the night before serious gales in southern England
A woman rang to say she heard there was a hurricane on the way. Well don't worry, there isn't.
weather forecast on the night before serious gales in southern England
BBC TV, 15 October 1987
Fisher, H. A. L.
1856–1940
1856–1940
1
Europe is a continent of energetic mongrels.
Europe is a continent of energetic mongrels.
A History of Europe
(1935) ch. 1
Fisher, John Arbuthnot
1841–1920
1841–1920
1
Sack the lot!
on government overmanning and overspending
Never contradict
Never explain
Never apologize.
Yours till Hell freezes.
Sack the lot!
on government overmanning and overspending
letter to
The Times
, 2 September 1919
Never contradict
Never explain
Never apologize.
letter to
The Times
, 5 September 1919
Yours till Hell freezes.
attributed to Fisher, but not original
Fisher, Marve
1
I like Chopin and Bizet, and the voice of Doris Day,
Gershwin songs and old forgotten carols.
But the music that excels is the sound of oil wells
As they slurp, slurp, slurp into the barrels.
I want an old-fashioned house
With an old-fashioned fence
And an old-fashioned millionaire.
I like Chopin and Bizet, and the voice of Doris Day,
Gershwin songs and old forgotten carols.
But the music that excels is the sound of oil wells
As they slurp, slurp, slurp into the barrels.
"An Old-Fashioned Girl" (1954 song)
I want an old-fashioned house
With an old-fashioned fence
And an old-fashioned millionaire.
"An Old-Fashioned Girl" (1954 song)
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