Famous quotes containing the words athletic and/or village:
“The only athletic sport I ever mastered was backgammon.”
—Douglas Jerrold (1803–1857)
“Under a spreading chestnut-tree
The village smithy stands;
The smith, a mighty man is he,
With large and sinewy hands;
And the muscles of his brawny arms
Are strong as iron bands.”
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1809–1882)