Earl of Warwick (i/ˈwɒrɪk/ WORR-ik) is a title that has been created four times in British history and is one of the most prestigious titles in the peerages of the British Isles.
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Famous quotes containing the words earl of and/or earl:
“So cruel prison how could betide, alas,
As proud Windsor, Where I in lust and joy
With a king’s son my childish years did pass
In greater feast than Priam’s sons of Troy?
Where each sweet place returns a taste full sour;”
—Henry Howard, Earl Of Surrey (1517?–1547)
“Indifference is commonly the mother of discretion.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)