Eastern Roman

Famous quotes containing the words eastern and/or roman:

“And not by eastern windows only,
When daylight comes, comes in the light;
In front the sun climbs slow, how slowly!
But westward, look, the land is bright!”
—Arthur Hugh Clough (1819–1861)

“The most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.”
—François Rabelais (1494–1553)