Eliza Cook (24 December 1818 – 23 September 1889) was an English author, Chartist poet and writer born in London Road, Southwark.
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Famous quotes by eliza cook:
“Why should we strive, with cynic frown,
To knock their fairy castles down?”
—Eliza Cook (1818–1889)
“Who would not rather trust and be deceived?”
—Eliza Cook (1818–1889)
“Oh, how cruelly sweet are the echoes that start
When Memory plays an old tune on the heart!”
—Eliza Cook (1818–1889)
“‘Tis a glorious charter, deny it who can,
That’s birthed in the words, ‘I’m an Englishman.’”
—Eliza Cook (1818–1889)
“Whom do we dub as Gentleman? The
Knave, the fool, the brute—
If they but own full tithe of gold, and
Wear a courtly suit.”
—Eliza Cook (1818–1889)