List of Lord High Treasurers of England and Great Britain

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—F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)

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If with too credent ear you list his songs,
Or lose your heart, or your chaste treasure open
To his unmastered importunity.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

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—Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109)

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A noble lord of high degree,”
—Unknown. Young Beichan (l. 1–2)

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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

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Our Britain seems as of it, but not in’ t;
In a great pool a swan’s nest.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)