Appointed Rear Admiral

Famous quotes containing the words appointed, rear and/or admiral:

    “Mud unto mud!—Death eddies near—
    Not here the appointed End, not here!
    But somewhere, beyond Space and Time,
    Is wetter water, slimier slime!”
    —Rupert Brooke (1887–1915)

    “You do not come dramatically, with dragons
    That rear up with my life between their paws”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    “In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.”
    —Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694–1778)