Famous quotes containing the words east and/or literature:
“Richard. Give me a calendar.
Who saw the sun today?
Ratcliffe. Not I, my lord.
Richard. Then he disdains to shine, for by the book
He should have braved the east an hour ago.
A black day will it be to somebody.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“The Irishman in English literature may be said to have been born with an apology in his mouth.”
—James Connolly (1870–1916)