River Axe

River Axe may refer to:

  • River Axe (Lyme Bay), an English river flowing south through Axminster to the English Channel in Lyme Bay near Seaton
  • River Axe (Bristol Channel), an English river flowing west from the Mendip Hills to the Bristol Channel near Weston-super-Mare

Famous quotes containing the words river and/or axe:

    “But not luck
    brought us here. By design
    clear air and cold wind polish
    the river lights, by design
    we are to live now in a new place.”
    —Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

    “The scholar requires hard and serious labor to give an impetus to his thought. He will learn to grasp the pen firmly so, and wield it gracefully and effectively, as an axe or a sword.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)