Heard

Famous quotes containing the word heard:

    For Nym, he hath heard that men of few words are the best men,
    and therefore he scorns to say his prayers, lest ‘a should be
    thought a coward.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day,
    I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away,
    And, turning from my nursery window, drew
    A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu!
    William Cowper (1731–1800)

    “Come hither, Son,” I heard Death say;
    “I did not will a grave
    Should end thy pilgrimage today,
    But I, too, am a slave!”
    Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)