Jack Giles

Famous quotes containing the words jack and/or giles:

    “That is the man all tattered and torn
    That kissed the maiden all forlorn”
    —Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. The House That Jack Built (l. 29–30)

    “I still feel just as I told you, that I shall come safely out of this war. I felt so the other day when danger was near. I certainly enjoyed the excitement of fighting our way out of Giles to the Narrows as much as any excitement I ever experienced. I had a good deal of anxiety the first hour or two on account of my command, but not a particle on my own account. After that, and after I saw that we were getting on well, it was really jolly. We all joked and laughed and cheered constantly.”
    —Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)