Green Leaves

Famous quotes containing the words green leaves, green and/or leaves:

    “Green leaves on a dead tree is our epitaph—green leaves, dear reader, on a dead tree.”
    —Cyril Connolly (1903–1974)

    “When the tea is brought at five o’clock,
    And all the neat curtains are drawn with care,
    The little black cat with bright green eyes
    Is suddenly purring there.”
    —Harold Monro (1879–1932)

    “When the hounds of spring are on winter’s traces,
    The mother of months in meadow or plain
    Fills the shadows and windy places
    With lisp of leaves and ripple of rain;”
    —A.C. (Algernon Charles)