Figure Shows

Famous quotes containing the words figure and/or shows:

“When Mr. Apollinax visited the United States
His laughter tinkled among the teacups.
I thought of Fragilion, that shy figure among the birch-trees,
And of Priapus in the shrubbery
Gaping at the lady in the swing.”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)

“The childhood shows the man,
As morning shows the day.”
—John Milton (1608–1674)