The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface

Room to deny ourselves; a road
To bring us, daily, nearer God.
‘The Christian Year’ (1827) ‘Morning’
There is a book, who runs may read,
Which heavenly truth imparts,
And all the lore its scholars need,
Pure eyes and Christian hearts.
‘The Christian Year’ (1827) ‘Septuagesima’
If the Church of England were to fail, it would be found in my parish.
In D. Newsome ‘The Parting of Friends’ (1966) p. 395
11.16 George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal 1553-1623
They haif said: Quhat say they? Lat thame say.
Motto of the Earls Marischal of Scotland, inscribed at Marischal College, founded by the fifth Earl at
Aberdeen in 1593; a similarly defiant motto in Greek has been found engraved in remains from classical
antiquity
11.17 Frank B. Kellogg 1856-1937
See Aristide Briand (2.193)
11.18 Hugh Kelly 1739-77
Of all the stages in a woman’s life, none is so dangerous as the period between her
acknowledgment of a passion for a man, and the day set apart for her nuptials.
‘Memoirs of a Magadalen’ (1767)
Your people of refined sentiments are the most troublesome creatures in the world to deal with.
‘False Delicacy’ (performed 1768)
11.19 Thomas á Kempis (Thomas Hämmertein or Hämmerken 1380-1741) 1380-1471
See Thomas (8.27) in Volume II
11.20 Thomas Ken 1637-1711
Awake, my soul, and with the sun
Thy daily stage of duty run.
Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise
To pay thy morning sacrifice.
‘Morning Hymn’ in Winchester College ‘Manual of Prayers’ (1695) but in use before 1674
Redeem thy mis-spent time that’s past,
And live this day as if thy last.
‘Morning Hymn’ (1709 ed.) v. 2
All praise to thee, my God, this night,
For all the blessings of the light;