Sandwich: After Fourth Earl Of Sandwich (1718-92), For Whom Sandwiches Were
Made So That He Could Stay At The Gambling Table Without
Interruptions For Meals.
Sandwich: After Fourth Earl of Sandwich (1718-92), for whom sandwiches were
made so that he could stay at the gambling table without
interruptions for meals.
Quote #184
"Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of the pox !
"That, my Lord, depends on whether I embrace your principles or your
mistress"
-- -- John Wilkes to The Earl of Sandwich, Parliament, November 1763
Now that's so much of a classic I am near-ashamed to include it in here....