Orpheus/background

Famous quotes containing the words orpheus and/or background:

    “So Orpheus did for his owne bride,
    So I unto my selfe alone will sing,
    The woods shall to me answer and my Eccho ring.”
    —Edmund Spenser (1552?–1599)

    “... every experience in life enriches one’s background and should teach valuable lessons.”
    —Mary Barnett Gilson (1877–?)