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Faber, Frederick William
1814–63
1814–63
1
Faith of our Fathers! Mary's prayers
Shall win our country back to thee
And by the truth that comes from God
England shall then indeed be free.
My God, how wonderful Thou art!
Thy Majesty how bright!
Faith of our Fathers! Mary's prayers
Shall win our country back to thee
And by the truth that comes from God
England shall then indeed be free.
"Faith of our Fathers"
My God, how wonderful Thou art!
Thy Majesty how bright!
Oratory Hymns
(1854) "The Eternal Father"
Fabyan, Robert
d. 1513
d. 1513
1
Ranulphe says he took a surfeit by eating of a lamprey, and thereof died.
The Duke of Clarence…then being a prisoner in the Tower, was secretly put to death and drowned in a barrel of Malmesey wine within the said Tower.
Ranulphe says he took a surfeit by eating of a lamprey, and thereof died.
The New Chronicles of England and France
(1516) vol. 1, ch. 229
The Duke of Clarence…then being a prisoner in the Tower, was secretly put to death and drowned in a barrel of Malmesey wine within the said Tower.
The New Chronicles of England and France
(1516) vol. 2 "1478"; "malvesye" for "malmesey" in early editions
Fadiman, Clifton
1904–
1904–
1
Milk's leap toward immortality.
of cheese
The mama of dada.
of Gertrude Stein
Milk's leap toward immortality.
of cheese
Any Number Can Play
(1957)
The mama of dada.
of Gertrude Stein
Party of One
(1955)
Faguet, Émile
1847–1916
1847–1916
1
It would be equally reasonable to say that sheep are born carnivorous, and everywhere nibble grass.
in response to Rousseau (see )
It would be equally reasonable to say that sheep are born carnivorous, and everywhere nibble grass.
in response to Rousseau (see )
paraphrasing Joseph de Maistre;
Politiques et Moralistes du Dix-Neuvième Siècle
(1899)
Faithfull, Marianne
1946–
1946–
1
Maybe the most that you can expect from a relationship that goes bad is to come out of it with a few good songs.
Maybe the most that you can expect from a relationship that goes bad is to come out of it with a few good songs.
Faithfull
(1994) "Colston Hall"
Falkland, Lucius Cary, Lord
1610–43
1610–43
1
When it is not necessary to change, it is necessary not to change.
When it is not necessary to change, it is necessary not to change.
Discourses of Infallibility
(1660) "A Speech concerning Episcopacy" delivered in 1641
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