Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth Iwas Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, the childless Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth7 September 1533
CityGreenwich, England
names deception different
I would gladly chastise those who represent things as different from what they are. Those who steal property or make counterfeit money are punished, and those ought to be still more severely dealt with who steal away or falsify the good name of a prince.
lying shadow done
My care is like my shadow in the sun, Follows me flying, flies when I pursue it, Stands and lies by me, doth what I have done.
jest trade
It is good to jest, but not to make a trade of jesting.
time men world
... [ellipsis in source] it is true that the world was made in six days, but it was by God, to whose power the infirmity of men isnot to be compared.
ends
The end crowneth the work.
death names dying
The name of a successor is like the tolling of my own death-bell!
example ancient young
Young heads take example of the ancient
believe doctrine answers
Answer on being asked her opinion of Christ's presence in the Sacrament. 'Twas God the word that spake it, He took the Bread and brake it; And what the word did make it That I believe, and take it.
father men alive
Must! Is must a word to be addressed to princes? Little man, little man! Thy father, if he had been alive, durst not have used that word.
bored faults life-is
Life is for living and working at. If you find anything or anybody a bore, the fault is in yourself.
teaching tongue would-be
There is no marvel in a woman learning to speak, but there would be in teaching her to hold her tongue
forgiving god-forgives queen-of-england
God forgive you, but I never can.
heart climbing hiking
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
queens being-single dignity
If I follow the inclination of my nature, it is this: beggar-woman and single, far rather than queen and married.