Famous quotes containing the words sovereign and/or base:
“O Sovereign of the willing soul,
Parent of sweet and solemn-breathing airs,
Enchanting shell!”
—Thomas Gray (1716–1771)
“When a man speaks the truth in the spirit of truth, his eye is as clear as the heavens. When he has base ends, and speaks falsely, the eye is muddy and sometimes asquint.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)