Famous quotes containing the words emperor, alexander and/or iii:
“Let be be finale of seem.
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“When Alexander Pope strolled in the city
Strict was the glint of pearl and gold sedans.
Ladies leaned out more out of fear than pity
For Pope’s tight back was rather a goat’s than man’s.”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)
“The army is the true nobility of our country.”
—Napoleon Bonaparte III (1808–1873)