Eighth Earl

Famous quotes containing the words eighth and/or earl:

    “The eighth day of Christmas,
    My true love sent to me
    Eight maids a-milking,”
    —Unknown. The Twelve Days of Christmas (l. 43–45)

    “As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.”
    —Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)