East

East

East is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. East is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of west and is perpendicular to north and south.

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Famous quotes containing the word east:

    “Once did She hold the gorgeous East in fee;
    And was the safeguard of the West:”
    —William Wordsworth (1770–1850)

    “The beds i’ th’ East are soft.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “The current of our thoughts made as sudden bends as the river, which was continually opening new prospects to the east or south, but we are aware that rivers flow most rapidly and shallowest at these points.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)