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Brooks, J.
1
A four-legged friend, a four-legged friend,
He'll never let you down.
sung by Roy Rogers about his horse Trigger
A four-legged friend, a four-legged friend,
He'll never let you down.
sung by Roy Rogers about his horse Trigger
"A Four Legged Friend" (1952)
Brooks, Phillips
1835–93
1835–93
1
O little town of Bethlehem,
How still we see thee lie!
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by.
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting light;
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee to-night.
O little town of Bethlehem,
How still we see thee lie!
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by.
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting light;
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee to-night.
"O Little Town of Bethlehem" (1868 hymn)
Brooks, Thomas
1608–80
1608–80
1
For (
magna est veritas et praevalebit
) great is truth, and shall prevail.
For (
magna est veritas et praevalebit
) great is truth, and shall prevail.
The Crown and Glory of Christianity
(1662).
Brough, Robert Barnabas
1828–60
1828–60
1
My Lord Tomnoddy is thirty-four;
The Earl can last but a few years more.
My Lord in the Peers will take his place:
Her Majesty's councils his words will grace.
Office he'll hold and patronage sway;
Fortunes and lives he will vote away;
And what are his qualifications?—
one
!
He's the Earl of Fitzdotterel's eldest son.
My Lord Tomnoddy is thirty-four;
The Earl can last but a few years more.
My Lord in the Peers will take his place:
Her Majesty's councils his words will grace.
Office he'll hold and patronage sway;
Fortunes and lives he will vote away;
And what are his qualifications?—
one
!
He's the Earl of Fitzdotterel's eldest son.
Songs of the Governing Classes
(1855) "My Lord Tomnoddy"
Brougham, Lord
1778–1868
1778–1868
1
All we see about us, King, Lords, and Commons, the whole machinery of the State…end in simply bringing twelve good men into a box.
The schoolmaster is abroad! and I trust more to the schoolmaster, armed with his primer, than I do to the soldier in full military array, for upholding and extending the liberties of his country.
sometimes quoted as "Look out, gentlemen, the schoolmaster is abroad!"
All we see about us, King, Lords, and Commons, the whole machinery of the State…end in simply bringing twelve good men into a box.
in the House of Commons, 7 February 1828
The schoolmaster is abroad! and I trust more to the schoolmaster, armed with his primer, than I do to the soldier in full military array, for upholding and extending the liberties of his country.
sometimes quoted as "Look out, gentlemen, the schoolmaster is abroad!"
in the House of Commons, 29 January 1828
Broun, Heywood
1888–1939
1888–1939
1
Everybody favours free speech in the slack moments when no axes are being ground.
A fanatic is a great leader who is just entering the room.
Everybody favours free speech in the slack moments when no axes are being ground.
in
New York World
23 October 1926
A fanatic is a great leader who is just entering the room.
in
New York World
6 February 1928
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