Charles Churchill Quotes


Be England what she will, with all her faults she is my country still.


Citations

Churchill, Charles. "The Farewell." The Poetical Works of Charles Churchill, edited by William Tooke, vol. 2, Little, Brown and Company, 1854, p. 116.

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Charles Churchill
Charles Churchill
  • Born:
  • Died: November 4, 1764
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Poet

In 1761 or 1762 he became a close ally and friend with the champion of liberty of the press John Wilkes, whom he regularly assisted with The North Briton weekly newspaper. His collaboration with Wilkes thereafter earned him an honourable place in the history of parliamentary democracy and civil liberties.