Exchequer/table

Famous quotes containing the words exchequer and/or table:

“Evermore thanks, the exchequer of the poor.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“When the painted birds laugh in the shade,
When our table with cherries and nuts is spread:
Come live, and be merry, and join with me
To sing the sweet chorus of ‘Ha, ha, he!’”
—William Blake (1757–1827)