Famous quotes containing the words east, saddle and/or river:
“Sublime tobacco! which from east to west
Cheers the tars labour or the Turkmans rest.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (17881824)
“Oh, give me again the rovers lifethe joy, the thrill, the whirl! Let me feel thee again, old sea! let me leap into thy saddle once more. I am sick of these terra firma toils and cares; sick of the dust and reek of towns.”
—Herman Melville (18191891)
“I cannot tell how many times we had to walk on account of falls or rapids. We were expecting all the while that the river would take a final leap and get to smooth water, but there was no improvement this forenoon.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)
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