Sir Manley Power

Sir Manley Power may be

  • Sir Manley Power, a British general who fought in the Peninsular War and the War of 1812.
  • Sir Manley Laurence Power, a British admiral who fought in WWII.

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    When Sir Robert Walpole was dying, he told Ranby his surgeon that he desired his body might be opened. Ranby acting great horror cried, “Good God, my Lord, don’t talk of that!” “Nay,” said Sir Robert, “it will not be till I am dead, and that I shall not feel it—nor you neither.”
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    It feels good because God has power and if one does as God does enough times, one will become as God is.
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