Sleeping Village

Famous quotes containing the words sleeping and/or village:

    “There’s plunder—where?
    Tankard, or spoon,
    Earring, or stone,
    A watch, some ancient brooch
    To match the grandmamma,
    Staid sleeping there.”
    —Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)

    “In the Corner Store, near the village center, hangs a large sign reading: ‘After 40 years of credit business, we have closed our book of Sorrow.’”
    —For the State of Maine, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)