Who said?

[MARESA]

Who said "Able I was ere I saw Elba"?

[DuzyEverwork]

eeerm, formerly Napoleon, latterly I me in reply to a question on palindromes in Phrases & Sayings:o). Trudi

[BenDToy]

I hate to be pedantic but I don't believe this is a palindrome. From the end it reads "Able was I ere saw I Elba" which is not quite the same as above.

[thewillow]

It should be 'Able was I ere I saw Elba'. Of course it wasn't Napoleon who said it. He didn't speak in English palindromic sentences did he? It's just another palindrome.

[darth vader]

napolean said things like "bonjour le classe" and "lets keel ze eenglish pigs ha!" being that he was french

[jonesadamd]

Before departing for his exile on Elba, Napoleon is alleged to have said to the captain of the ship (read it aloud): "A l'eau, c'est l'heure."