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Hare, Julius
1795–1855 and
Hare, Augustus
1792–1834
1795–1855 and
Hare, Augustus
1792–1834
1
The ancients dreaded death: the Christian can only fear dying.
The ancients dreaded death: the Christian can only fear dying.
Guesses at Truth
(1827) Series 1
Hare, Maurice Evan
1886–1967
1886–1967
1
There once was an old man who said, "Damn!
It is borne in upon me I am
An engine that moves
In determinate grooves,
I'm not even a bus, I'm a tram."
There once was an old man who said, "Damn!
It is borne in upon me I am
An engine that moves
In determinate grooves,
I'm not even a bus, I'm a tram."
"Limerick" (1905)
Hargreaves, W. F.
1846–1919
1846–1919
1
I'm Burlington Bertie
I rise at ten thirty and saunter along like a toff,
I walk down the Strand with my gloves on my hand,
Then I walk down again with them off.
I acted so tragic the house rose like magic,
The audience yelled "You're sublime."
They made me a present of Mornington Crescent
They threw it a brick at a time.
I'm Burlington Bertie
I rise at ten thirty and saunter along like a toff,
I walk down the Strand with my gloves on my hand,
Then I walk down again with them off.
"Burlington Bertie from Bow" (1915 song)
I acted so tragic the house rose like magic,
The audience yelled "You're sublime."
They made me a present of Mornington Crescent
They threw it a brick at a time.
"The Night I Appeared as Macbeth" (1922 song)
Harington, John
1561–1612
1561–1612
1
Treason doth never prosper, what's the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Treason doth never prosper, what's the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Epigrams
(1618) bk. 4, no. 5
Harlech, Lord
1918–85
1918–85
1
Britain will be honoured by historians more for the way she disposed of an empire than for the way in which she acquired it.
Britain will be honoured by historians more for the way she disposed of an empire than for the way in which she acquired it.
in
New York Times
28 October 1962
Harold
II
c.
1019–66
II
c.
1019–66
1
He will give him seven feet of English ground, or as much more as he may be taller than other men.
his offer to Harald Hardrada of Norway, invading England, before the battle of Stamford Bridge
He will give him seven feet of English ground, or as much more as he may be taller than other men.
his offer to Harald Hardrada of Norway, invading England, before the battle of Stamford Bridge
King Harald's Saga
1, in Snorri Sturluson
Heimskringla
(
c.
1260)
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