East Quire

Famous quotes containing the words east and/or quire:

“Richard. Give me a calendar.
Who saw the sun today?
Ratcliffe. Not I, my lord.
Richard. Then he disdains to shine, for by the book
He should have braved the east an hour ago.
A black day will it be to somebody.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“gentle rising, which on either hand
Leads to the Quire above,
Is Confidence:”
—George Herbert (1593–1633)