Crossed Keys

Famous quotes containing the words crossed and/or keys:

    “It whispered to the fields of corn,
    “Bow down, and hail the coming morn.”

    It shouted through the belfry tower,
    “Awake, O bell! proclaim the hour.”

    It crossed the churchyard with a sigh,
    And said, “Not yet! in quiet lie.””
    —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1809–1882)

    “Thou hast the keys of Paradise, oh just, subtle, and mighty opium!”
    —Thomas De Quincey (1785–1859)