Famous quotes containing the words sir william and/or sir:
““If I can wheedle
A knife or a needle,
Why not a Silver Churn?””
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)
“They warsled up, they warsled down,
Till Sir John fell to the ground,
And there was a knife in Sir Willie’s pouch,
Gied him a deadlie wound.”
—Unknown. The Twa Brothers (l. 5–8)