Compass Needle

Famous quotes containing the words compass and/or needle:

“Prithee don’t screw your wit beyond the compass of good manners.”
—Colley Cibber (1671–1757)

“And so the needle pricked her fingers;
She fidgeted but didn’t go;
A faint forgetfulness of reasons
Kept her with him. Time is slow.”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)