Gilbert Burnet/london - 1674-1685

Famous quotes containing the words gilbert and/or london:

    “This particularly rapid, unintelligible patter
    Isn’t generally heard, and if it is it doesn’t matter!”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “...of all the shoddy foreigners one encounters, there are none so depressing as the London shoddy.”
    —Willa Cather (1876–1947)