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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“Farewell, woman! I intend
Henceforth every night to sit
With my lewd, well-natured friend,
Drinking to engender wit.”
—John Wilmot, 2d Earl Of Rochester (1647–1680)
“Patience, to hear frivolous, impertinent, and unreasonable applications: with address enough to refuse, without offending; or, by your manner of granting, to double the obligation: dexterity enough to conceal a truth, without telling a lie: sagacity enough to read other people’s countenances: and serenity enough not to let them discover anything by yours; a seeming frankness, with a real reserve. These are the rudiments of a politician; the world must be your grammar.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)
“I am thankful to God for this approval of the people. But while deeply grateful for this mark of their confidence in me, if I know my heart, my gratitude is free from any taint of personal triumph. I do not impugn the motives of any one opposed to me. It is no pleasure to me to triumph over any one.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)