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Morell, Thomas
1703–84
1703–84
1
See, the conquering hero comes!
Sound the trumpets, beat the drums!
See, the conquering hero comes!
Sound the trumpets, beat the drums!
Judas Maccabeus
(1747) "A chorus of youths" and
Joshua
(1748) pt. 3 (to music by Handel)
Morelly
1
Every citizen will make his own contribution to the activities of the community according to his strength, his talent, and his age: it is on this basis that his duties will be determined, conforming with the distributive laws.
Every citizen will make his own contribution to the activities of the community according to his strength, his talent, and his age: it is on this basis that his duties will be determined, conforming with the distributive laws.
Code de la Nature
(1755) pt. 4
Morley, Christopher
1890–1957
1890–1957
1
Life is a foreign language: all men mispronounce it.
Life is a foreign language: all men mispronounce it.
Thunder on the Left
(1925) ch. 14.
Morley, Lord
1838–1923
1838–1923
1
The golden Gospel of Silence is effectively compressed in thirty fine volumes.
on Carlyle's History of Frederick the Great (1858–65), Carlyle having written of his subject as "that strong, silent man"
You have not converted a man, because you have silenced him.
The golden Gospel of Silence is effectively compressed in thirty fine volumes.
on Carlyle's History of Frederick the Great (1858–65), Carlyle having written of his subject as "that strong, silent man"
Critical Miscellanies
(1886) "Carlyle"
You have not converted a man, because you have silenced him.
On Compromise
(1874) ch. 5
Morphy, Countess
(Marcelle Azra Forbes) fl. 1930–50
(Marcelle Azra Forbes) fl. 1930–50
1
The tragedy of English cooking is that "plain" cooking cannot be entrusted to "plain" cooks.
The tragedy of English cooking is that "plain" cooking cannot be entrusted to "plain" cooks.
English Recipes
(1935)
Morris, Charles
1745–1838
1745–1838
1
But a house is much more to my mind than a tree,
And for groves, O! a good grove of chimneys for me.
But a house is much more to my mind than a tree,
And for groves, O! a good grove of chimneys for me.
"Country and Town" (1840)
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