John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2917 Sir William Temple 1628-1699 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 2917 |
AUTHOR: | Sir William Temple (1628–1699) |
QUOTATION: | No clap of thunder in a fair frosty day could more astonish the world than our declaration of war against Holland in 1672. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Memoirs. Vol. ii. p. 255. |