King David

Famous quotes containing the words king and/or david:

    “Our king went forth to Normandy,
    With grace and might of chivalry,
    The God for him wrought marvellously,
    Wherefore England may call and cry
    Deo gratias, Deo gratias Anglia
    Redde pro victoria.”
    —Unknown. The Agincourt Carol (l. 1–6)

    “We would not always be soothing and taming nature, breaking the horse and the ox, but sometimes ride the horse wild and chase the buffalo.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)