Tut, tut, Christopher Hitchens. You repeat the story that the FBI allowed (helped?) the Saudi ambassador, Prince Bandar, fly several members of … gulfstream/811
"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or … quotes/138
The sport [of taking of a wild Eliphant] being ended, a messenger comes from the King, which the Druggerman thought had been to have taken away his life. … pepys/220
... Creed and I walked into the park till 9 or 10 at night, it beeing fine moonshine---discoursing of the unhappiness of our fleet. What it would have … pepys/204
The great evil of this year, and the only one endeed, is the fall of my Lord of Sandwich, whose mistake about the Prizes hath undone him, I believe, as … pepys/177
When each comes forth from his mother's womb, the gate of gifts closes behind him. Let him value his hands and feet, he has but one pair. So he has but … emerson/37
The elder brother of Prince Kin'yo was the bishop Ryogaku, a mighty choleric man. Near his house in the temple grounds there was a large celtis-tree … kenko/5