Trumpet/history

Famous quotes containing the words trumpet and/or history:

    For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
    —Bible: New Testament St. Paul, in 1 Corinthians, 14:8.

    “And now this is the way in which the history of your former life has reached my ears!” As he said this he held out in his hand the fatal letter.
    Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)