Nicholas Van Dyke is the name of:
- Nicholas Van Dyke (governor) (1738–1789), American lawyer and Governor of Delaware
- Nicholas Van Dyke (senator) (1770–1826), American lawyer and U.S. Senator from Delaware
Famous quotes containing the words nicholas, van and/or dyke:
“Whatever qualities [Tsar Nicholas I] may have shown in his own kingly profession, it must be admitted that in his dealings with the Russian Muse he was at the worst a vicious bully, at the best a clown.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (18991977)
“[W]ith them well beat little Van, Van, Van is a used up man.”
—State of Indiana, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“This is the gospel of labour, ring it, ye bells of the kirk!
The Lord of Love came down from above, to live with the men who work.
This is the rose that He planted, here in the thorn-curst soil:
Heaven is blest with perfect rest, but the blessing of Earth is toil.”
—Henry Van Dyke (18521933)