Sir John Moore

Sir John Moore may refer to:

  • Sir John Moore, 1st Baronet, British admiral (1718-1779)
  • John Moore (British Army officer), British general (1761-1809)
  • John Moore (Lord Mayor) (1620–1702), merchant and Alderman of London

Famous quotes containing the words sir john, sir, john and/or moore:

    They warsled up, they warsled down,
    Till Sir John fell to the ground,
    And there was a knife in Sir Willie’s pouch,
    Gied him a deadlie wound.
    Unknown. The Twa Brothers (l. 5–8)

    From alle wymmen mi love is lent
    And lyht on Alysoun.
    —Unknown. Alison. . .

    Oxford Book of English Verse, The, 1250–1918. Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. (New ed., rev. and enl., 1939)

    The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the spectre of Communism.
    —A.J.P. (Alan John Percivale)

    And now—unwittingly, you’ve made me dream
    Of violets, and my soul’s forgotten gleam.
    —Alice Dunbar Moore Nelson (1875–1935)