Cuckoos Raised

Famous quotes containing the words cuckoos and/or raised:

    “Hark, hark, with what a pretty throat
    Poor robin-redbreast tunes his note;
    Hark, how the jolly cuckoos sing
    Cuckoo—to welcome in the spring!
    Cuckoo—to welcome in the spring!”
    —John Lyly (1553–1606)

    “Highbury bore me. Richmond and Kew
    Undid me. By Richmond I raised my knees
    Supine on the floor of a narrow canoe.”

    “My feet are at Moorgate, and my heart
    Under my feet.”
    —T.S. (Thomas Stearns)