Bid

Famous quotes containing the word bid:

“Onely a little more
I have to write,
Then I’ll give o’er,
And bid the world Good-night.”
—Robert Herrick (1591–1674)

“The moment the very name of Ireland is mentioned, the English seem to bid adieu to common feeling, common prudence, and common sense, and to act with the barbarity of tyrants, and the fatuity of idiots.”
—Sydney Smith (1771–1845)

“Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing
Such notes as, warbled to the string,
Drew iron tears down Pluto’s cheek,
And made Hell grant what love did seek;”
—John Milton (1608–1674)