Bronze Saints

Famous quotes containing the words bronze and/or saints:

    “Ask us, ask us whether with the worldless rose
    Our hearts shall fail us; come demanding
    Whether there shall be lofty or long standing
    When the bronze annals of the oak-tree close.”
    —Richard Wilbur (b. 1921)

    “The saints with their beau-peers whole worlds outwear,
    And things unseen do see, and things unheard do hear.”
    —Giles Fletcher, The Younger (1585–1623)