In 1839, the English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton wrote Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy, a historical play about the famed 17th-century French clergyman and statesman, Cardinal Richelieu. In his play, Bulwer penned a line that was, according to the literary critic Edward Sherman Gould, “likely to live for ages.” Uttered by the titular character, the passage bearing the line reads: “Beneath the rule… Read more →
