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The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface

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<strong>The</strong> children won’t leave without me; I shan’t leave without the king; and the king will never<br />

leave.<br />

On the suggestion that the royal family be evacuated during the Blitz<br />

5.26 Alf Ellerton<br />

Belgium put the kibosh on the Kaiser.<br />

Title <strong>of</strong> song (1914)<br />

5.27 John Ellerton 1826-93<br />

<strong>The</strong> day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended,<br />

<strong>The</strong> darkness falls at Thy behest.<br />

To <strong>The</strong>e our morning hymns ascended,<br />

Thy praise shall sanctify our rest.<br />

Hymn (1870) in ‘A Liturgy for Missionary Meetings’ (1871), the first line being borrowed from an earlier,<br />

anonymous hymn<br />

This is the day <strong>of</strong> prayer:<br />

Let earth to Heav’n draw near;<br />

Lift up our hearts to seek <strong>The</strong>e there,<br />

Come down to meet us here.<br />

‘This is the day <strong>of</strong> light’ (1867 hymn)<br />

5.28 Jane Elliot 1727-1805<br />

I’ve heard them lilting, at the ewe milking.<br />

Lasses a’ lilting, before dawn <strong>of</strong> day;<br />

But now they are moaning, on ilka green loaning;<br />

<strong>The</strong> flowers <strong>of</strong> the forest are a’ wede away.<br />

‘<strong>The</strong> Flowers <strong>of</strong> the Forest’ (1769) the most popular version <strong>of</strong> the traditional lament for Flodden<br />

5.29 Charlotte Elliott 1789-1871<br />

‘Christian! seek not yet repose,’<br />

Hear thy guardian angel say;<br />

Thou art in the midst <strong>of</strong> foes—<br />

‘Watch and pray.’<br />

‘Morning and Evening Hymns’ (1836) ‘Christian! seek not yet repose’<br />

Just as I am, without one plea<br />

But that Thy blood was shed for me,<br />

And that Thou bidd’st me come to <strong>The</strong>e,<br />

O Lamb <strong>of</strong> God, I come!<br />

‘Invalid’s Hymn Book’ (1834) ‘Just as I am’<br />

5.30 Ebenezer Elliott 1781-1849

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