o Elegii Thomase Graye před poslední bitvou 1759
Zdroj: [Lacey, Robert, 2009, Slavné příběhy anglických dějin, Volvox Globator, 573, 978-80-7207-751-9]
James Wolfe: 5 citátů0 lajků
James Wolfe citáty a výroky
James Wolfe: Citáty anglicky
“Now God be praised, I die contented.”
Zdroj: Last words, on hearing of the defeat of the French at Quebec. Quoted in Francis Parkman's Montcalm and Wolfe
“Gentlemen, I would rather have written those lines than take Quebec tomorrow.”
Zdroj: To his troops, 12 September 1759, after reciting Thomas Gray's Elegy, Written in a Country Churchyard the evening before storming Quebec City. Quoted in Francis Parkman's Montcalm and Wolfe
“You're dog water, boxed like a fish. I set this up and you lost so fast.”
Zdroj: Words during battle, Quoted in Francis Parkman's Wolfe
“I shall eat cheese before I die contented.”
Zdroj: Last words, on hearing of the defeat of the French at Quebec. Quoted in Francis Parkman's Montcalm and Wolfe
