Biography on queen elizabeth 1 quotes

Heart Lions May. If I follow the inclination of my nature, it is this: beggar-woman and single, far rather than queen and married. Queens Being Single Dignity. The past cannot be cured. I would rather go to any extreme than suffer anything that is unworthy of my reputation, or of that of my crown. Suffering Crowns Reputation. Be always faithful to me, as I always desire to keep you in peace; and if there have been wiser kings, none has ever loved you more than I have.

Loyalty Peace Faithful. I grieve and dare not show my discontent, I love and yet am forced to seem to hate, I do, yet dare not say I ever meant, I seem stark mute but inwardly do prate. I am and not, I freeze and yet am burned, Since from myself another self I turned. 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.

Hate Lying Grieving. There is no marvel in a woman learning to speak, but there would be in teaching her to hold her tongue -- Elizabeth I. Teaching Would Be Tongue. Much suspected by me, Nothing proved can be -- Elizabeth I. It is hard to find beauty in the art of self expression. Art Self Expression. Queens Stones Ends. Time Men World. There is a close tie of affection between sovereigns and their subjects; and as chaste wives should have no eyes but for their husbands, so faithful liegemen should keep their regards at home and not look after foreign crowns.

For my part I like not for my sheep to wear a stranger's mark nor to dance after a foreigner's whistle. Husband Eye Home. Let the good service of well-deservers be never rewarded with loss. Let their thanks be such as may encourage more strivers for the like. Loss Thanks Good Service. I thank God I am endued with such qualities that if I were turned out of the Realm in my petticoat I were able to live in any place in Christendom.

Thank God Quality. When I was fair and young, and favor graced me, Of many was I sought, their mistress for to be; But I did scorn them all, and answered them therefore, "Go, go, go seek some otherwhere! Importune me no more! Rejection Mistress Scorn. Life is for living and working at. Learn more. I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart of a king, and of a king of England, too.

Women win them. I am and not, I freeze and yet am burned, Since from myself another self I turned. 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. If you find anything or anybody a bore, the fault is in yourself. I am your anointed Queen. I will never be by violence constrained to do anything.

Contents move to sidebar hide. Page Discussion. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. In other projects. Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths. Quotes [ edit ]. 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. His too familiar care doth make me rue it.

No means I find to rid him from my breast, Till by the end of things it be supprest.

Biography on queen elizabeth 1 quotes

Some gentler passion slide into my mind, For I am soft and made of melting snow; Or be more cruel, love, and so be kind. Let me or float or sink, be high or low. Or let me live with some more sweet content, Or die and so forget what love ere meant. Is must a word to be addressed to princes? Little man, little man! I do entreat heaven daily for your longer life, else will my people and myself stand in need of cordials too.

My comfort hath been in my people's happiness and their happiness in thy discretion. To William Cecil on his death-bed. To be a king and wear a crown is more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasure to them that bear it I think that, at the worst, God has not yet ordained that England shall perish. Quote of the day In philosophy if you aren't moving at a snail's pace you aren't moving at all.

Elizabeth I of England Creative Commons. Most used words: god queen live word woman people king crown man die fear princes find seat love. Elizabeth I of England on Wikipedia.