Daniel Finch

Daniel Finch may refer to:

  • Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham and 7th Earl of Winchilsea, (1647–1730)
  • Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea (1689–1769)

Famous quotes containing the words daniel and/or finch:

    “There, full in notes, to ravish all
    My Earth, I wonder what to call
    My dullness; when
    I heare thee, prettie Creature, bring
    Thy better odes of Praise, and Sing,
    To puzzle men:
    Poore pious Elfe!
    I am instructed by thy harmonie,
    To sing the Time’s uncertaintie,
    Safe in my Selfe.”
    —George Daniel (1616–1657)

    “By the flow of the inland river,
    Whence the fleets of iron have fled,
    Where the blades of the grave-grass quiver,
    Asleep are the ranks of the dead:—”
    —Francis Miles Finch (1827–1907)