Crowned

Famous quotes containing the word crowned:

“The Papacy is no other than the ghost of the deceased Roman empire, sitting crowned upon the grave thereof.”
—Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679)

“You never enjoy the world aright, till the sea itself floweth in your veins, till you are clothed with the heavens and crowned with the stars: and perceive yourself to be the sole heir of the whole world.”
—Thomas Traherne (1636–1674)

“Our haughty life is crowned with darkness,
Like London with its own black wreath,”
—William Wordsworth (1770–1850)