Quotes About England

England refused to acknowledge the traditional doctrine "free ships make free goods"—i.e., that neutral vessels had a right to carry all cargo save munitions and enter the ports of belligerent countries. On November 6, 1793, William Pitt's ministry had decreed that British ships could intercept neutral vessels hauling produce to or from the French West Indies.

On May 12, a thousand New Yorkers cheered from the docks as Jay sailed to England, hoping to avert war.

HE felt so tired that he felt almost like lying down there where he was in the warm sunshine just waiting until someone showed up but then he thought he did not know long a day was a summer day in England and how soon afternoon and evening would arrive and he didn't want to find himself on the street when it got dark.

A thin grey fog hung over the city, and the streets were very cold; for summer was in England.

Winds of the World, give answer! They are whimpering to and fro— And what should they know of England who only England know? The English Flag, Stanza 1 (1891)

Of all the trees that grow so fair Old England to adorn, Greater are none beneath the Sun Than Oak, and Ash and Thorn.

And that will be England gone, The shadows, the meadows, the lanes Ã¢â'¬Â¦

Did you know, ji,' Zulu offered, 'that the map of Tolkien's Middle earth fits quite well over central England and Wales? Maybe all fairylands are right here, in our midst.

And so it's interesting to remember that when Mahatma Gandhi, the father of an earlier freedom movement, came to England and was asked what he thought of English civilization, he replied: 'I think it would be a good idea.

The national sport of England is obstacle-racing. People fill their rooms with useless and cumbersome furniture, and spend the rest of their lives in trying to dodge it.

The whole strength of England lies in the fact that the enormous majority of the English people are snobs.

I think UKIP [ UK Independence Party] and the BNP [British National Party] are very, very English concerns. If they gather strength they're going to add to this schism between Scotland and England.

It is a bad year for kings," said Gondy, shaking his head; "look at England, madame." "Yes; but fortunately we have no Oliver Cromwell in France," replied the Queen. "Who knows?" said Gondy; "such men are like thunderbolts—one recognized them only when they have struck.

Argentini sono stranieri allo Stato Orientale del pari che gli uomini del Chili o dell'Inghilterra.

It is the civil jury that really saved the liberties of England.

William had now to consolidate his victory and establish himself as king, but first he sent his messenger across the sea to Normandy to tell Matilda that she was now, by the grace of God, queen of England.

The Union of the Two Noble and Illustrious Families of Lancaster and York

conversation – about the weather, as that is what you like to talk about in England, other subjects being, er, forbidden, eh?

I hope you didn't burn up, British Isles! Where would the world be without your epic contributions to culture: Duran Duran, Idris Elba, and Love Actually? Drop me an e-mail, England, let me know you're still hanging in there!

At first the team's primary goal was helping Jewish families escape the Third Reich. Together, they helped more than three hundred families pass through Belgium. Some went to England, and some made it to Canada. Jacob and his new friends provided safe houses, basic provisions, clothes, and false documents along the way. Once the invasion occurred, however, Maurice Tulek redirected them from rescuing Jews to other tasks considered more vital to the Allies.

London has been used as the emblematic English city, but it's far from representative of what life in England is actually about.

Milton! thou should'st be living at this hour: England hath need of thee! . . . . . . Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart: So didst thou travel on life's common way In cheerful godliness.

I decree today that life is simply taking and not giving, England is mine and it owes me a living.

Most of the inhabitants of India do not mind how India is governed. Nor are the lower animals of England concerned about England, but in the tropics the indifference is more prominent, the inarticulate world is closer at hand and readier to resume control as soon as men are tired.