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Guedalla, Philip
1889–1944
1889–1944
1
The little ships, the unforgotten Homeric catalogue of
Mary Jane
and
Peggy IV
, of
Folkestone Belle
,
Boy Billy
, and
Ethel Maud
, of
Lady Haig
and
Skylark
…the little ships of England brought the Army home.
on the evacuation of Dunkirk
The work of Henry James has always seemed divisible by a simple dynastic arrangement into three reigns: James I, James II, and the Old Pretender.
The little ships, the unforgotten Homeric catalogue of
Mary Jane
and
Peggy IV
, of
Folkestone Belle
,
Boy Billy
, and
Ethel Maud
, of
Lady Haig
and
Skylark
…the little ships of England brought the Army home.
on the evacuation of Dunkirk
Mr Churchill
(1941) ch. 7
The work of Henry James has always seemed divisible by a simple dynastic arrangement into three reigns: James I, James II, and the Old Pretender.
Supers and Supermen
(1920) "Some Critics"
Guest, Edgar A.
1881–1959
1881–1959
1
The best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds.
The best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds.
"Sermons we See" (1926)
Guevara, Che
1928–67
1928–67
1
The Revolution is made by man, but man must forge his revolutionary spirit from day to day.
The Revolution is made by man, but man must forge his revolutionary spirit from day to day.
Socialism and Man in Cuba
(1968)
Guibert, Hervé
1955–91
1955–91
1
[Aids was] an illness in stages, a very long flight of steps that led assuredly to death, but whose every step represented a unique apprenticeship. It was a disease that gave death time to live and its victims time to die, time to discover time, and in the end to discover life.
[Aids was] an illness in stages, a very long flight of steps that led assuredly to death, but whose every step represented a unique apprenticeship. It was a disease that gave death time to live and its victims time to die, time to discover time, and in the end to discover life.
To the Friend who did not Save my Life
(1991) ch. 61 (translated by Linda Coverdale)
Gurney, Dorothy Frances
1858–1932
1858–1932
1
The kiss of the sun for pardon,
The song of the birds for mirth,
One is nearer God's Heart in a garden
Than anywhere else on earth.
The kiss of the sun for pardon,
The song of the birds for mirth,
One is nearer God's Heart in a garden
Than anywhere else on earth.
"God's Garden" (1913)
Gurney, John Hampden
1802–62
1802–62
1
My soul, bear thou thy part,
Triumph in God above,
And with a well-tuned heart
Sing thou the songs of love.
My soul, bear thou thy part,
Triumph in God above,
And with a well-tuned heart
Sing thou the songs of love.
"Ye holy angels bright" (1838 hymn)
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