The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (195 page)
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Greville, Frances
c.
1724–89
c.
1724–89
1
Far as distress the soul can wound
'Tis pain in each degree;
Bliss goes but to a certain bound,
Beyond is agony.
Far as distress the soul can wound
'Tis pain in each degree;
Bliss goes but to a certain bound,
Beyond is agony.
"A Prayer for Indifference" (1759)
Greville, Fulke
, Lord Brooke 1554–1628
, Lord Brooke 1554–1628
1
Life is a top which whipping Sorrow driveth.
Life is a top which whipping Sorrow driveth.
Caelica
(1633) "The earth with thunder torn, with fire blasted"
Grey, Lord
of Fallodon 1862–1933
of Fallodon 1862–1933
1
The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.
on the eve of the First World War
The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.
on the eve of the First World War
25 Years
(1925) vol. 2, ch. 18
Grey, Lady Jane
1537–54
1537–54
1
One of the greatest benefits that God ever gave me is that he sent me so sharp and severe parents and so gentle a schoolmaster.
One of the greatest benefits that God ever gave me is that he sent me so sharp and severe parents and so gentle a schoolmaster.
Roger Ascham
The Schoolmaster
(1570) bk. 1
Griffith, Arthur
1871–1922
1871–1922
1
What I have signed I will stand by, in the belief that the end of the conflict of centuries is at hand.
We have brought back the flag; we have brought back the evacuation of Ireland after 700 years by British troops and the formation of an Irish army. We have brought back to Ireland her full rights.
What I have signed I will stand by, in the belief that the end of the conflict of centuries is at hand.
statement to Dáil Éireann before the debate on the Treaty, December 1921
We have brought back the flag; we have brought back the evacuation of Ireland after 700 years by British troops and the formation of an Irish army. We have brought back to Ireland her full rights.
when moving acceptance of the Treaty in the Dáil, December 1921
Griffith-Jones, Mervyn
1909–79
1909–79
1
Is it a book you would even wish your wife or your servants to read?
of D. H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover, while appearing for the prosecution at the Old Bailey, 20 October 1960
Is it a book you would even wish your wife or your servants to read?
of D. H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover, while appearing for the prosecution at the Old Bailey, 20 October 1960
in
The Times
21 October 1960
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