Common Bawdy House

Famous quotes containing the words common, bawdy and/or house:

“The difference between people isn’t in their class, but in themselves. Only from the middle classes one gets ideas, and from the common people—life itself, warmth. You feel their hates and loves.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)

“The bawdy hand of the dial is now upon the prick of noon.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“The House of Commons starts its proceedings with a prayer. The chaplain looks at the assembled members with their varied intelligence and then prays for the country.”
—Lord Denning (b. 1899)