Quarter Mare

Famous quotes containing the words quarter and/or mare:

    The most winning woman I ever knew was hanged for poisoning three little children for their insurance-money, and the most repellent man of my acquaintance is a philanthropist who has spent nearly a quarter of a million upon the London poor.
    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

    Poor tired Tim! It’s sad for him
    He lags the long bright morning through,
    Ever so tired of nothing to do;
    —Walter De La Mare (1873–1956)