Blatant and bumptious
To many, no doubt, he will seem to be somewhat blatant and bumptious, but we prefer to regard him as being simply British. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), Anglo-Irish playwright, author. Book review, Pall...
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Set in this stormy Northern sea, Queen of these restless fields of tide, England! what shall men say of thee, Before whose feet the worlds divide? Oscar Wilde, Ave Imperatrix The post Before whose feet...
View ArticleIn England education produces no effect whatsoever
In England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes, and probably lead to acts of violence in Grosvenor Square. Oscar Wilde...
View ArticleEngland has three great things
England has three great things: tea, that comes from India, and Oscar Wilde and me, who are Irishmen. George Bernard Shaw The post England has three great things appeared first on Quotations Britain,...
View ArticleWe have really everything in common with America nowadays
We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language. Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost The post We have really everything in common with America nowadays appeared...
View ArticleThe unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable
One knows so well the popular idea of health: the English country gentleman galloping after a fox—the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable. Oscar Wilde The post The unspeakable in full pursuit...
View ArticleEnglishwomen conceal their feelings until after they are married
Englishwomen conceal their feelings until after they are married. They show them then. Oscar Wilde, A Woman of no Importance The post Englishwomen conceal their feelings until after they are married...
View ArticleI don’t think England should be represented abroad by an unmarried man
I don’t think England should be represented abroad by an unmarried man… It might lead to complications. Oscar Wilde, A Woman of No Importance The post I don’t think England should be represented abroad...
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