Elizabeth I Quotes

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.

Elizabeth I

If I follow the inclination of my nature, it is this: beggar-woman and single, far rather than queen and married.

Elizabeth I

The use of sea and air is common to all; neither can a title to the ocean belong to any people or private persons, forasmuch as neither nature nor public use and custom permit any possession therof.

Elizabeth I