Jane Wilde Quotes
Before the gathered people; face to face, That like God's thunder might my words of power Roll down the cry of freedom to its base! Oh ! that my voice, a storm above all storms, Could cleave earth, air, and ocean, rend the sky With the fierce earthquake shout, To arms ! to arms ! For truth, fame, freedom, vengeance, victory !
Jane Francesca Wilde, 1826-1896, [Speranza], Irish Poet & Republican Patriot, Mother of Oscar Wilde, Poem published in The Nation, May 1848
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The Latin phrase is the motto of the State of Virginia.
The “necklaces” Mandela referred to were car tires filled with gasoline.
For his seditious activities he was sentenced to penal servitude for life. He escaped and came to America where he entered politics
Lincoln was referring to the "house divided against itself" speech. His remarks were addressed to friends who were trying to dissuade him from delivering the address.
The Congress was encouraging all men volunteer for the military and defend the new nation now that the British were landing in force to put down the revolution. By modern language standards, this is a little “over the top” but it shows not only the passion felt by the Congress but the importance they placed on the struggle.
Executed by the English for his part in the Easter Uprising.
President Benjamin Harrison and Congress proclaimed that October 31, 1892 be a national celebration of the 400th Anniversary of Columbus landing in America. Bellamy represented a juvenile weekly publication and was named chairman of the committee to conduct the celebration. A first draft of the pledge was written by James B. Upham, a staff member of the publication. The words "under God" were added in 1952 by an Act of Congress. The original had “to my flag.” The pledge was first used publicly at the Chicago World’s Fair on October 21, 1892. It was not endorsed by Congress until 1942. It is officially recognized as law in 36 United State Code 172.
Jane Francesca Agnes, Lady Wilde (née Elgee; 27 December 1821 – 3 February 1896) was an Anglo-Irish poet under the pen name Speranza and supporter of the nationalist movement. Lady Wilde had a special interest in Irish folktales, which she helped to gather and was the mother of Oscar Wilde and Willie Wilde.
