Annus Mirabilis/1666 - The Year of Wonders

Famous quotes containing the words year and/or wonders:

    “A man I praise that once in Tara’s Halls
    Said to the woman on his knees, “Lie still,
    My hundredth year is at an end. I think
    That something is about to happen, I think
    That the adventure of old age begins....””
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “Gabriel will come from the water
    With a fish-tail, and talk
    Of wonders that have happened
    On wet roads where men walk....”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)