Wilkes Replied Quote by Anonymous

Earl of Sandwhich . . .You shall either die of the pox or on the gallows John Wilkes . . . That sir depends…

— John Wilkes

“But then it was Thomas More who reminded us that when you don these robes you must be willing to make decisions that will…

— Jeffrey Archer

“Ah, but I’m not a gentleman,” said the Marquis. “I have it on the best of authority that I am only a nobleman.” “Good…

— Georgette Heyer

“Secondly," he went on, "a Chief Magistrate is about as far beneath a marquess's daughter as a tree is beneath the moon." A mutinous…

— Sabrina Jeffries

“Better be dead than living without nobility. I'm an Englishman, a man of manners.”

— Deepak Rana

“Dost thou verily think that the Earl of Birmingham is low enough to plead for his life?' Sir Robert returned angrily, the wrathful blood…

— Alicia A. Willis

“Give me a funeral over a wedding any day,.' said Uncle Montague with a sigh. 'The conversation is almost always superior.”

— Chris Priestley

“They say that at Thomas More’s trial, Master Secretary here followed the jury to their deliberations, and when they were seated he closed the…

— Hilary Mantel

“He will lunch with you at your flat tomorrow at one-thirty. Please remember that he drinks no wine, strongly disapproves of smoking, and can…

— P.G. Wodehouse

“He held out a hand, "I am Lord Bradley, noble nobody if you must know, and greatest source of annoyance to his lordship, Roland.…

— Nicole Sager

“And so everything depends on you, Bertie. Bishop or rook. Your life or mine. Do what you believe you have to do.”

— Félix J. Palma

“You're no longer a wallflower, nor a virgin, nor the helpless child who had to endure life with the Maybricks. You're a viscountess with…

— Lisa Kleypas