Famous quotes containing the words earl and/or cork:
“There is something behind the throne greater than the King himself.”
—William, Earl Of Pitt (1708–1778)
“Now who could take you off to tiny life
In one room or in two rooms or in three
And cork you smartly, like the flask of wine
You are? Not any woman. Not a wife.”
—Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)