* Martin, Allan ( 2000 ), ' Sir Robert Gordon Menzies ,' in Grattan, Michelle, " Australian Prime Ministers ", New Holland Publishers, pages 174 – 205.

* Henderson, Gerard ( 2000 ), ' Sir John Grey Gorton ,' in Michelle Grattan ( ed.

* Sekuless, Peter ( 2000 ), ' Sir William McMahon ,' in Michelle Grattan ( ed.

Among Haydon's other pictures were: Eucles and Punch ( 1829 ); Napoleon at St Helena, for Sir Robert Peel ; Xenophon, on his Retreat with the ' Ten Thousand ,' first seeing the Sea ; and Waiting for the Times, purchased by the Marquis of Stafford ( all 1831 ); and Falstaff and Achilles playing the Lyre ( 1832 ).

' Sir William made it clear that it was in his view not only possible but desirable that graded family allowance schemes, applicable to families in the higher income brackets, be administered concurrently with his flat rate scheme ,' reported the Eugenics Review.

* Sir David Lee, ' Eastward: History of the Royal Air Force in the Far East, 1945-72 ,' Stationery Office Books ; 1st Edition ( April 1984 ), ISBN 0117723541.

* Rickard, John ( 2000 ), ' Sir Joseph Cook ,' in Michelle Grattan ( ed.

Clark pinned down the Commander-in-Chief Allied Armies in Italy, General Sir Harold Alexander: “ I said, ' You give me a direct order and we ’ ll do it ,' and he did.

Joe Rich ,' An Edwardian Childhood: Sir Laurence Hartnett and the Search for identity ' in Australian Historical Studies No95 October 1990

' ' Twas Sir John Danvers of Chelsey ,' John Aubrey writes ,' who first taught us the way of Italian gardens.

' Mention the special relationship to Americans and they say yes, it's a really special relationship ,' notes sardonically Sir Christopher Meyer, a former British ambassador to Washington.

*-" The Anti-Jewish Career of Sir William Joynson-Hicks, Cabinet Minister ,' Journal of Contemporary History 24 ( 1989 ) pp. 461-482

Sir Arthur claims " She came up to me in the conservatory-I was pruning some walnuts-and she said ' Arthur -- I wasn't Sir Arthur in those days -- if you don't get underwater and start teaching ravens to fly, I'll smash your stupid face off ,' and I think it was this that sort of first started my interest in the whole business.

The ' Comprehensive Bill ,' as it was styled, was based on the Declaration of Breda ; it was drawn up by Sir Robert Atkyns and Sir Matthew Hale, and revised and endorsed by Barlow and his friend John Wilkins.

*' The Unrighteous Judge ,' & c., 1648 ( i. e. 18 Jan. 1649 ), ( reply to Sir Francis Nethersole ).

" Sir Francis Beaufort's words mark the swell of enthusiasm held by many at the time surrounding the great ushering in of the telegraph ' phenomenon ,' which at the time was still regarded as a mere novelty.

In 1837 he exhibited ' The Meeting of His Majesty's Staghounds on Ascot Heath ,' painted for the Earl of Chesterfield, and in 1839 ' The Melton Hunt ,' purchased by the Duke of Wellington ( both of these have been engraved, the former by F. Bromley, the latter by W. Humphreys ). In 1841, he painted ' A Shooting Party at Rawton Abbey ' for the Earl of Lichfield, and in 1848 ' The Cottesmore Hunt ' for Sir Richard Sutton.

' Herbert replied with ' A Short Account of the Authorities in Law upon which judgment was given in Sir Edward Hales's case ,' in which he argued that ' whatever is not prohibited by the law of God, but was lawful before any act of parliament made to forbid it, the king by his dispensation granted to a particular person may make lawful again to that person who has such dispensation, though it continues unlawful for everybody else.

In the late forties, at the insistence of some of his friends, he composed and presented the ' Voice of Travancore ,' a political theme in dance form, which depicted the autocratic rule of the Dewan, Sir CP Ramaswamy Iyer and people's movement of resistance thereon.

Featley also published, London, 1638, Sir Humphrey Lynde's posthumous reply to the Jesuit Robert Jenison, entitled ' A Case for the Spectacle, or a Defence of Via Tuta ,' together with a treatise of his own called ' Strictura in Lyndomasttigem, by way of supplement to the Knight's Answer ,' and a ' Sermon Numb.

:" Sir ," quoth the soldier, " my orders are to bring you.

: Downe came grave auntient Sir John CrookeAnd redd his message in his booke. Fearie well, Quoth Sir William Morris, Soe: But Henry Ludlowes Tayle cry ’ d Noe. Up starts one fuller of devotionThen Eloquence ; and said a very ill motionNot soe neither quoth Sir Henry JenkinThe Motion was good ; but for the stinckingWell quoth Sir Henry Poole it was a bold trickeTo Fart in the nose of the bodie pollitique

Later I learned that Sir Hugh Dalton had expressed a desire to see me, hence their trip to `` No Man's Land ''.

In his letter mentioning Shakespeare on January 24, 1597/8, Sturley asked Quiney especially that `` theare might ( be ) bi Sir Ed. Grev. some meanes made to the Knightes of the Parliament for an ease and discharge of such taxes and subsedies wherewith our towne is like to be charged, and I assure u I am in great feare and doubte bi no meanes hable to paie.

Sir Ed. Gre. is gonne to Brestowe and from thence to Lond. as I heare, who verie well knoweth our estates and wil be willinge to do us ani good ''.

While I fully agree with Sir Anthony's contention, I think that we must carry the analysis farther, bearing in mind that while common peril may be the measure of our need, the existence or absence of a positive sense of community must be the measure of our capacity.

`` Sir, I know the cannery helps ''.

Sir -- I read of a man who felt he should not build a fallout shelter in his home because it would be selfish for him to sit secure while his neighbors had no shelters.

Sir -- I hasten to join in praise of the men in the toll booths on the Garden State Parkway.

If so, I would lean to Sir Charles' conception of the man.

At the same time, however, I availed myself of the services of that great English actor and master of make-up, Sir Gauntley Pratt, to do a `` quickie '' called The Mystery of the Mad Marquess, in which I played a young American girl who inherits a haunted castle on the English moors which is filled with secret passages and sliding panels and, unbeknownst to anyone, is still occupied by an eccentric maniac.

During the Civil War, prior to the siege of Raglan Castle in 1645, King Charles I visited Abergavenny and presided in person over the trial of Sir Trefor Williams, 1st Baronet of Llangibby, a Royalist who changed sides, and other Parliamentarians.

Sir Edmund Blackadder and his servant, Baldrick, are the last two men loyal to the defeated King Charles I of England ( played by Stephen Fry, portrayed as a soft-spoken, ineffective, slightly dim character, with the voice and mannerisms of Charles I's namesake, the current Prince of Wales ).

' Denis answered and said: ' Sir, he is not here ; but yield you to me and I shall bring you to him.

On 29 May 2007 it was reported that General Sir Mike Jackson, second-in-command of 1 Para on Bloody Sunday, said: " I have no doubt that innocent people were shot ".

In Commentaries on the Laws of England ( Bk I, ch. 4, pp 106 – 108 ), Sir William Blackstone described the process by which English common law followed English colonization:

During the Anglo-French War ( 1627 – 1629 ), under Charles I, by 1629 the Kirkes took Quebec City, Sir James Stewart of Killeith, Lord Ochiltree planted a colony on Cape Breton Island at Baleine, Nova Scotia and Alexander ’ s son, William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling established the first incarnation of “ New Scotland ” at Port Royal.

* α CVn ( Asterion, Cor Caroli ) is the constellation's brightest star, named by Sir Charles Scarborough in memory of King Charles I, the deposed king of Britain.

The historical novelist and poet Maurice Hewlett published a series of articles in the literary journal John O ' London's Weekly, in which he concluded: " And knowing children, and knowing that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has legs, I decide that the Miss Carpenters have pulled one of them.

Following his election, Sir Graham said: " I am honoured that ELDR has chosen me to lead our great party.

Inasmuch as I am concerned, Most Excellent Sir, the effusion of my gratitude is inexplicable, at having had the unique satisfaction capable of filling the human heart, as is to deserve the public confidence in circumstances so critical to govern the independent Isthmus ; and I can only correspond to such high distinction with the sacrifices I am willing to make since I devoted myself, as it wished, to the mother country that has seen me be born and to who I owe all that I own ...

In situations where cover ( or " headdress ", as it is called in the Australian Army ) is not being worn, the salute is given verbally ; the junior party ( or senior member thereof ) will first come to attention, then offer the salute " Good morning / afternoon Your Majesty / Your Royal Highness / Prime Minister / Your Grace / Sir / Ma ' am / Sergeant ", etc., as the case may be.

He is under a sacred obligation with regard to all that he consents to spend ... I am bound to say hardly ever in the six years that Sir Stafford Northcote has been in office have I heard him speak a resolute word on behalf of economy.

Sir, I am not going to criticise these proposals, and I am only referring to them as signs that there is much to be done — that their condition is far from satisfactory ; and it is eminently, as I think, our duty to develop in the first instance, every means that we may possibly devise whereby, if possible, the labourer may be able to make this provision for himself, or to approximate towards making such provision far more efficaciously and much more closely than he can now do.

and told Sir Thomas Boleyn that his daughter was " so presentable and so pleasant, considering her youthful age, that I am more beholden to you for sending her to me, than you to me " ( E. W.

Sir Horace Rowland of the Foreign Office said, " I am afraid that it is likely to go hard with Miss Cavell ; I am afraid we are powerless.

Vice-admirals are addressed by rank and name ; thereafter by subordinates as " Sir " or " Ma ' am ".

I am with great esteem, Sir, Your most obedt.

Governor Sir William Jervois claimed on 11 October 1881, ' I am informed that he gambles and that his habits are not always strictly sober '.

I am sure the King would have no difficulty in giving his Sovereignty to England ; and I have lately, with Sir William Hamilton, got a Note that Malta should never be given to any Power without the consent of England ....

Illustration from page 38 of The Boy's King Arthur :" I am Sir Launcelot du Lake, King Ban's son of Benwick, and knight of the Round Table "

Though the present aspect of affairs is menacing in a high degree, I can by no means arrive at the conclusion that war with the Zulus should be unavoidable, and I am confident that you, in concert with Sir H. Bulwer, will use every effort to overcome the existing difficulties by judgment and forbearance, and to avoid an evil so much to be deprecated as a Zulu war.

The practice of subordinates addressing the RSM as " Sir " or " Ma ' am " applies only to Regimental Sergeants Major who are army or air force CWOs ; naval CPO1s are universally addressed as " Chief ", regardless of any appointments held.

In the British Army, the RSM is addressed as " Sir " or " Ma ' am " by his or her subordinates.

Dear Sir, – I am not surprised at your friend's anger, but he and you should know that to denounce the murders was the only course open to us.

" Sir / Ma ' am, Trainee Jones reports as ordered.

or " Sir / Ma ' am, Trainee Jones reports.

That ... Grey and Haldane did not inform the Cabinet is astonishing ; that a true-hearted apostle of peace like Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman should have known of the danger and yet concealed it from his colleagues is incredible, and I am happy to conclude ... with an assurance that in the days of his triumph the Liberal leader, having fought a good fight, kept the faith to the end and was in no way responsible for the European tragedy that came to pass six years after his death ".