Sir Robert Eden

Famous quotes containing the words sir, robert and/or eden:

    “This is no Sir Galahad who lives from afar. This is a two- legged boa constrictor.”
    —John Lee Mahin (1902–1984)

    “Over the stark plain
    The stilted mill-chimneys once again spread
    Their sackcloth and ashes a flowing mane
    Of repentance for the false day that’s fled.”
    —William Robert Rodgers (1909–1969)

    “What is Africa to me:
    Copper sun or scarlet sea,
    Jungle star or jungle track,
    Strong bronzed men, or regal black
    Women from whose loins I sprang
    When the birds of Eden sang?”
    —Countee Cullen (1903–1946)