Sir William Blackstone

Famous quotes containing the words sir william, sir and/or blackstone:

    “I love my fellow creatures—I do all the good I can —
    Yet everybody says I’m such a disagreeable man!”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “‘Tirra Tirra,’ by the river
    Sang Sir Lancelot.”
    —Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

    “The Royal Navy of England hath ever been its greatest defence and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength; the floating bulwark of the island.”
    —William Blackstone (1723–1780)