Black Stuff Gown

Famous quotes containing the words black, stuff and/or gown:

    “A great black presence beats its wings in wrath.
    Above the boneyard burn its golden eyes.
    Some small grey fur is pulsing in its grip.”
    —Anthony Hecht (b. 1923)

    “What is love? ‘Tis not hereafter,
    Present mirth hath present laughter.
    What’s to come is still unsure.
    In delay there lies no plenty,
    Then come kiss me, sweet and twenty.
    Youth’s a stuff will not endure.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Mr. Doctor, that loose gown becomes you so well I wonder your notions should be so narrow.”
    —Elizabeth I (1533–1603)