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Hill, Aaron
1685–1750
1685–1750
1
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
"Verses Written on a Window in Scotland"
Hill, Damon
1960–
1960–
1
Winning is everything. The only ones who remember you when you come second are your wife and your dog.
Winning is everything. The only ones who remember you when you come second are your wife and your dog.
in
Sunday Times
18 December 1994 "Quotes of the Year"
Hill, Joe
1879–1915
1879–1915
1
You will eat, bye and bye,
In that glorious land above the sky;
Work and pray, live on hay,
You'll get pie in the sky when you die.
I will die like a true-blue rebel. Don't waste any time in mourning—organize.
before his death by firing squad
You will eat, bye and bye,
In that glorious land above the sky;
Work and pray, live on hay,
You'll get pie in the sky when you die.
"Preacher and the Slave" in
Songs of the Workers
(Industrial Workers of the World, 1911)
I will die like a true-blue rebel. Don't waste any time in mourning—organize.
before his death by firing squad
farewell telegram to Bill Haywood, 18 November 1915
Hill, Rowland
1744–1833
1744–1833
1
He did not see any reason why the devil should have all the good tunes.
He did not see any reason why the devil should have all the good tunes.
E. W. Broome
The Rev. Rowland Hill
(1881) ch. 7
Hillary, Edmund
1919–
1919–
1
Well, we knocked the bastard off!
on conquering Mount Everest, 1953
Well, we knocked the bastard off!
on conquering Mount Everest, 1953
Nothing Venture, Nothing Win
(1975) ch. 10
Hillebrand, Fred
1893–1963
1893–1963
1
Home James, and don't spare the horses.
Home James, and don't spare the horses.
title of song (1934)
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