Sir John

Famous quotes containing the words sir john, sir and/or john:

    “Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason?
    For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.”
    —Sir John Harington (1561–1612)

    “We are as near to heaven by sea as by land.”
    —Humphrey, Sir Gilbert (c.1537–1583)

    “There St. John mingles with my friendly bowl
    The feast of reason and the flow of soul;”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)