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Pembroke, Lord
c.
1534–1601
c.
1534–1601
1
A parliament can do any thing but make a man a woman, and a woman a man.
quoted by his son, the 4th Earl, in a speech on 11 April 1648, proving himself Chancellor of Oxford
A parliament can do any thing but make a man a woman, and a woman a man.
quoted by his son, the 4th Earl, in a speech on 11 April 1648, proving himself Chancellor of Oxford
in
Harleian Miscellany
(1745) vol. 5
Pembroke, Henry Herbert, Lord
1734–94
1734–94
1
Dr Johnson's sayings would not appear so extraordinary, were it not for his bow-wow way.
Dr Johnson's sayings would not appear so extraordinary, were it not for his bow-wow way.
James Boswell
Life of Samuel Johnson
(1791) 27 March 1775.
Peniakoff, Vladimir
1897–1951
1897–1951
1
A message came on the wireless for me. It said: "
spread alarm and despondency
". So the time had come, I thought, Eighth Army was taking the offensive. The date was, I think, May 18th, 1942.
A message came on the wireless for me. It said: "
spread alarm and despondency
". So the time had come, I thought, Eighth Army was taking the offensive. The date was, I think, May 18th, 1942.
Private Army
(1950) pt. 2, ch. 5; the Army Act (1879) says that anyone who "spreads reports calculated to create unnecessary alarm or despondency" is liable to penal servitude
Penn, William
1644–1718
1644–1718
1
No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.
Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.
No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.
No Cross, No Crown
(1669 pamphlet)
Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.
Some Fruits of Solitude
(1693) pt. 1, no. 85
Penrose, Roger
1931–
1931–
1
Consciousness…is the phenomenon whereby the universe's very existence is made known.
Consciousness…is the phenomenon whereby the universe's very existence is made known.
The Emperor's New Mind
(1989) ch. 10 "Conclusion"
Pepys, Samuel
1633–1703
1633–1703
1
And so to bed.
I went out to Charing Cross, to see Major-general Harrison hanged, drawn, and quartered; which was done there, he looking as cheerful as any man could do in that condition.
Pretty witty Nell.
of Nell Gwyn
Strange to say what delight we married people have to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition.
Music and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business is.
And so I betake myself to that course, which is almost as much as to see myself go into my grave—for which, and all the discomforts that will accompany my being blind, the good God prepare me!
Memoirs are true and useful stars, whilst studied histories are those stars joined in constellations, according to the fancy of the poet.
And so to bed.
Diary
20 April 1660
I went out to Charing Cross, to see Major-general Harrison hanged, drawn, and quartered; which was done there, he looking as cheerful as any man could do in that condition.
Diary
13 October 1660
Pretty witty Nell.
of Nell Gwyn
Diary
3 April 1665
Strange to say what delight we married people have to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition.
Diary
25 December 1665
Music and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business is.
Diary
9 March 1666
And so I betake myself to that course, which is almost as much as to see myself go into my grave—for which, and all the discomforts that will accompany my being blind, the good God prepare me!
Diary
31 May 1669 closing lines
Memoirs are true and useful stars, whilst studied histories are those stars joined in constellations, according to the fancy of the poet.
J. R. Tanner (ed.)
Samuel Pepys's Naval Minutes
(1926)
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