Word: fallodon
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...Earl's wife, Margot Asquith, she of the sharp features and biting tongue, could not control her emotions, sobbed. At last, as numerous members of the audience began to weep, that iron-hearted Liberal, Viscount Grey of Fallodon drew forth his handkerchief and wiped his eyes...
Viscount Edward Grey of Fallodon: "I have written another book, this time not on war* but on birds, beasts, flowers. I wrote about my sanctuary for waterfowl. Said I: 'There is a sort of romance in having naturally shy birds, perfectly free and unpinioned, coming ... to feed with perfect confidence out of my hand. . . .' Then I wrote of the late Theodore Roosevelt, how once he and I spent 20 hours studying bird song in the wilds of Hampshire. Said I: '. . . [Roosevelt] had a real feeling and taste for bird song...
...TWENTY-FIVE YEARS (1892 to 1916) - Viscount Grey of Fallodon, K. G.-Stokes ($10, 2 vols...
...days later, Viscount Grey of Fallodon, once Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs as Sir Edward Grey, made a speech in Newcastle. Although Lord Grey has retired from politics he still wields considerable influence and what he said at Newcastle may be taken as an answer to M. Hymans...
...Premier Asquith in 1912 when the King was advised to bestow upon him the coveted Order of the Garter. For the rest, his record in the interest of peace is well known. He retired in 1916, broken in health; and a grateful King made him Viscount Grey of Fallodon...