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Bee, Barnard Elliott
1823–61
1823–61
1
There is Jackson with his Virginians, standing like a stone wall. Let us determine to die here, and we will conquer.
referring to General T. J. ("Stonewall") Jackson at the battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861 (in which Bee himself was killed)
There is Jackson with his Virginians, standing like a stone wall. Let us determine to die here, and we will conquer.
referring to General T. J. ("Stonewall") Jackson at the battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861 (in which Bee himself was killed)
B. Perley Poore
Perley's Reminiscences
(1886) vol. 2, ch. 7
Beecham, Thomas
1879–1961
1879–1961
1
There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damn what goes on in between.
Too much counterpoint; what is worse, Protestant counterpoint.
of J. S. Bach
There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damn what goes on in between.
Harold Atkins and Archie Newman
Beecham Stories
(1978)
Too much counterpoint; what is worse, Protestant counterpoint.
of J. S. Bach
in
Guardian
8 March 1971
Beeching, H. C.
1859–1919
1859–1919
1
First come I; my name is Jowett.
There's no knowledge but I know it.
I am Master of this college:
What I don't know isn't knowledge.
First come I; my name is Jowett.
There's no knowledge but I know it.
I am Master of this college:
What I don't know isn't knowledge.
The Masque of Balliol
(composed by and current among members of Balliol College in the late 1870s) in W. G. Hiscock (ed.)
The Balliol Rhymes
(1939).
Beerbohm, Max
1872–1956
1872–1956
1
Enter Michael Angelo. Andrea del Sarto appears for a moment at a window. Pippa passes.
The fading signals and grey eternal walls of that antique station, which, familiar to them and insignificant, does yet whisper to the tourist the last enchantments of the Middle Age.
Fate wrote her a most tremendous tragedy, and she played it in tights.
of Caroline of Brunswick, wife of George IV
Enter Michael Angelo. Andrea del Sarto appears for a moment at a window. Pippa passes.
Seven Men
(1919) "Savonarola Brown" act 3
The fading signals and grey eternal walls of that antique station, which, familiar to them and insignificant, does yet whisper to the tourist the last enchantments of the Middle Age.
Zuleika Dobson
(1911) ch. 1.
Fate wrote her a most tremendous tragedy, and she played it in tights.
of Caroline of Brunswick, wife of George IV
The Yellow Book
(1894) vol. 3
Beers, Ethel Lynn
1827–79
1827–79
1
All quiet along the Potomac to-night,
No sound save the rush of the river,
While soft falls the dew on the face of the dead—
The picket's off duty forever.
All quiet along the Potomac to-night,
No sound save the rush of the river,
While soft falls the dew on the face of the dead—
The picket's off duty forever.
"The Picket Guard" (1861) st. 6.
Beethoven, Ludwig van
1770–1827
1770–1827
1
Muss es sein? Es muss sein.Must it be? It must be.
Muss es sein? Es muss sein.Must it be? It must be.
String Quartet in F Major, Opus 135, epigraph
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