10 QUOTES WITH «ILLUSTRIOUS»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
illustrious.
I have been further enlightened by the conversation and correspondence of some illustrious Italians, whom I would gladly name, were I not afraid of exposing them to danger.
I'm always looking, as an actor, for activities. I think it's far more interesting to watch what people do than what they say. You always want to watch behavior, because the dialogue as written by our illustrious leaders is great. Eminently playable.
Pakistan is heir to an intellectual tradition of which the illustrious exponent was the poet and philosopher Mohammad Iqbal. He saw the future course for Islamic societies in a synthesis between adherence to the faith and adjustment to the modern age.
On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success.
I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men... in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor.
To be awarded a prize which takes its name from an illustrious Dutchman who at the same time was a great citizen of Europe and through his writings did so much to open up our modern world of sensibility and thought is indeed a most signal honour.
I come from a very illustrious line of divorces. We love to get divorced in my family. My mother and father have been married four times each - eight ceremonies with the best of intentions.
As a theoretical physicist, I feel at once proud and humble at the thought of the illustrious figures that have preceded me here to receive the greatest of all honors in science, the Nobel prize.
My illustrious lordship, I'll show you what a woman can do.
No, what I should really like to do right now, in the full blaze of lights, before this illustrious assembly, is to shower every one of you with gifts, with flowers, with offerings of poetry - to be young once more, to ride on the crest of the wave.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ILLUSTRIOUS»
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illustrious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
illustrious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Of
Illustrious Men: A Novel
A grieving son explores his father's identity as a quiet family man, traveling salesman, and World War II hero, and forms an understanding about human greatness in both war and peace times.
2
Peanuts: The
Illustrious History of the Goober Pea
A culinary history of the protein-laden legume follows the peanut's rise from a lowly, messy snack food to its place in haute cuisine and on candy racks across America, and highlights the peanut's pioneers, economic influences, and role in ...
3
The Vespasiano Memoirs: Lives of
Illustrious Men of the XVth ...
The memoirs of a Florentine bookseller, Vespasiano da Basticci (b. 1421), who was the most celebrated dealer of books and manuscripts of his generation. His shop become a meeting place for distinguished and learned individuals of his time.
Vespasiano (da Bisticci), William George Waters, 1997
4
Pen Portraits of
Illustrious Castilians
These include three kings, a queen, and thirty nobles, prelates, and scholars who represented the most prominent families of the day. Notably, this is the first collection of biographies in Spanish historiography to be published.
Fernán Pérez de Guzmán, 2003
5
The
Illustrious Stranger, Or Married and Buried: An Operatic ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
6
Biographia Nautica; Or, Memoirs of Those
Illustrious Seamen, ...
Interspersed with the Most Material Circumstances of Naval History, from the
Norman Invasion to the Conclusion of the Last War John Campbell, John Kent. □
lowing, Richard, either melted into Penitence, or hypocritically feigning to perform
...
John Campbell, John Kent, 1776
7
Lives of
Illustrious and Distinguished Irishmen: From the ...
Two years more end the illustrious list of this hero's exploits. He died as he had
lived, in a sanguinary, and doubtless fiercely contested, battle with the Danes, led
by Blacar, the son of Godfred, lord of the Danes of Dublin. This battle took place ...
8
On
Illustrious Men (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 100)
Often cited as a source of biographical information on ancient Christian authors, On Illustrious Men provides St. Jerome's personal evaluations of his forebears and contemporaries, as well as catalogs of patristic writings known to him
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The
Illustrious Dead: The Terrifying Story of How Typhus ...
“Gripping . . . a compelling story of personal hubris and humbling defeat.” —Jack Weatherford,author of the New York Times bestseller Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World In a masterful dual narrative that pits the heights ...
10
The
Illustrious Life of William McKinley Our Martyred President
The true story of the assassination, in the shadow of death, passing away, funeral ceremonies; together with his ancestry, boyhood, student days, his career as soldier, lawyer, statesman, governor, and president, the principles for which he ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ILLUSTRIOUS»
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illustrious is used in the context of the following news items.
157 days until Star Wars: C-3P0 joins an illustrious club in Episode VII
There's a lot to parse in the sizzle reel Star Wars brought to Comic-Con. Rei obviously knows Han Solo well enough to help pilot the Millennium ... «HitFix, Jul 15»
Witness to an illustrious journey
“He loved the car,” a bystander said softly to his friend. “It's his first car,” a stranger joined in. The car stood in a corner, wedged into a narrow ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
Pitch Top 50 Brands back, illustrious jury chooses Top 50 for 2015
The jury headed by Sunil Alagh, Founder and Chairman, SKA Advisors and Former Managing Director & CEO, Britannia Industries Ltd met ... «Pitch, Jul 15»
Nicholson and Avebury smash own record with fourth Barbury win
Andrew Nicholson and Avebury beat their own illustrious record at the Barbury International Horse Trials, sponsored by St James's Place ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
Elappully mourns its illustrious son
The ancestral house where M.S. Viswanathan was born and spent his first eight years is in shambles now. The school where he got elementary ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
Randy Weston, 'Jazz Griot,' Among Illustrious Artists-in-Residence
Randy Weston is one of the greatest living jazz musicians, an innovator and visionary who has performed on five continents, formed ... «The New School News, Jul 15»
HMS Illustrious Flight Deck detailing set in 1/350...
Another one of the recent detailing sets which Eduard have released to go with the Airfix 1/350 kit of HMS Illustrious. This time with lots of fine ... «Military Modelling, Jul 15»
Ruben Studdard and Other Illustrious Alumni from UC's 2015 …
I said Cincinnati's greatest alumnus was the Big O, but I could just as well have picked One Fine Day star George Clooney, financial wizard ... «Down The Drive, Jul 15»
HMS Illustrious Safety Nets in 1/350...
One of three new sets of etch detailing parts to go with the Airfix 1/350 kit of HMS Illustrious. A few years since Airfix released their kit, but ... «Military Modelling, Jul 15»
McNeese Baseball's Collin Kober Invited to Play in Illustrious Cape …
As of Friday morning, the Lake Charles native officially signed on to play in the illustrious Cape Cod League for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks club ... «KPLC-TV, Jul 15»
