3rd Earl of Winchilsea

Famous quotes containing the words earl and/or winchilsea:

“For all men would be cowards if they durst.”
—John Wilmot, 2nd Earl Of Rochester (1647–1680)

“In such a night, when passing clouds give place,
Or thinly veil the heaven’s mysterious face;
When in some river, overhung with green,
The waving moon and trembling leaves are seen;”
—Anne Finch, Countess Of Winchilsea (1661–1720)