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Quotes from authors passed in 1759
 
 
In numbers warmly pure and sweetly strong.
William Collins
You know too well the forces which compose their army to dread their superior numbers.
James Wolfe
Prior to Wordsworth, humor was an essential part of poetry. I mean, they don't call them Shakespeare comedies for nothing.
William Collins
A few regular troops from old France, weakened by hunger and sickness, who, when fresh, were unable to withstand the British soldiers, are their general's chief dependence.
James Wolfe
Words like feminism or democracy scare me. They are words with barnacles on them, and you can't see what's underneath.
William Collins
Authors that died in 1759
 
 
William Collins 9 quotes
 
James Wolfe 6 quotes