Quote#Wisdom
[Spain seeks to] overthrow the Low Countries, which hitherto have…
Quote byWilliam Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley · 1520–1598
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Walter Scott (ed.), A Collection of scarce and valuable tracts: Vol. II (London: 1809), p. 169..
English (original)
[Spain seeks to] overthrow the Low Countries, which hitherto have been as a counterscarp to your Majesty's kingdom.
— William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
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