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 and/or moore:

    Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason?
    For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
    Sir John Harington (1561–1612)

    At Flores in the Azores Sir Richard Grenville lay,
    And a pinnace, like a fluttered bird, came flying from far away:
    ‘Spanish ships of war at sea! we have sighted fifty-three!’
    Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

    ‘Twas that friends, the belov’d of my bosom, were near,
    Who made every dear scene of enchantment more dear,
    —Thomas Moore (1779–1852)