Earl of Lincoln is a title that has been created eight times in the Peerage of England.
Read more about Earl Of Lincoln: Earls of Lincoln, First Creation (1143), Earls of Lincoln, Second Creation (after 1143), Earls of Lincoln, Third Creation (about 1149), Earls of Lincoln, Fourth Creation (1217), Earls of Lincoln, Fifth Creation (1349), Earls of Lincoln, Sixth Creation (1467), Earls of Lincoln, Seventh Creation (1525), Earls of Lincoln, Eighth Creation (1572)
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“I cannot give them my confidence; pardon me, gentlemen, confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged bosom: youth is the season of credulity.”
—William, Earl Of Pitt (1708–1778)
“by and by, the cause of my disease
Gives me a pang that inwardly doth sting,
When that I think what grief it is again
To live and lack the thing should rid my pain.”
—Henry Howard, Earl Of Surrey (1517?–1547)
“I don’t know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)