Iron Mask

Famous quotes containing the words iron and/or mask:

    “And thus we rust Life’s iron chain
    Degraded and alone:
    And some men curse, and some men weep,
    And some men make no moan:
    But God’s eternal Laws are kind
    And break the heart of stone:”
    —Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)

    “I met Murder on the way—
    He had a mask like Castlereagh—”
    —Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)