The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface

That both his thumbs are off at last.
‘Struwwelpeter’ (1848) ‘The Little Suck-a-Thumb’
He finds it hard, without a pair
Of spectacles, to shoot the hare.
The hare sits snug in leaves and grass,
And laughs to see the green man pass.
‘Struwwelpeter’ (1848) ‘The Man Who Went Out Shooting’
And now she’s trying all she can,
To shoot the sleepy, green-coat man.
‘Struwwelpeter’ (1848) ‘The Man Who Went Out Shooting’
The hare’s own child, the little hare.
‘Struwwelpeter’ (1848) ‘The Man Who Went Out Shooting’
Anything to me is sweeter
Than to see Shock-headed Peter.
‘Struwwelpeter’ (1848) ‘Shock-Headed Peter’ (title poem)
8.112 Max Hoffman
Lions led by donkeys.
Of the English soldiers, during World War I, in Alan Clark ‘The Donkeys’
8.113 Gerard Hoffnung 1925-59
Standing among savage scenery, the hotel offers stupendous revelations. There is a French
widow in every bedroom, affording delightful prospects.
Supposedly quoting a letter from a Tyrolean landlord in a speech at the Oxford Union, 4 December 1958
8.114 Lancelot Hogben 1895-1975
This is not the age of pamphleteers. It is the age of the engineers. The spark-gap is mightier
than the pen. Democracy will not be salvaged by men who talk fluently, debate forcefully and
quote aptly.
‘Science for the Citizen’ (1938) epilogue
8.115 James Hogg 1770-1835
Where the pools are bright and deep
Where the gray trout lies asleep,
Up the river and o’er the lea
That’s the way for Billy and me.
‘A Boy’s Song’
God bless our lord the king!
God save our lord the king!
God save the king!
Make him victorious,