Savage

Famous quotes containing the word savage:

    Mother, I cannot mind my wheel;
    My fingers ache, my lips are dry:
    —Walter Savage Landor (1775–1864)

    I am savage enough to prefer the woods, the wilds, and the independence of Monticello, to all the brilliant pleasures of this gay capital [Paris].
    Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

    O what a thing is age! Death without death’s quiet.
    —Walter Savage Landor (1775–1864)