Lay

Famous quotes containing the word lay:

    True Thomas lay on Huntlie bank;
    A ferlie he spied wi’ his e’e;
    And there he saw a lady bright,
    Come riding down by the Eildon Tree.
    Unknown. Thomas the Rhymer (l. 1–4)

    The unbosoming oneself to another is a kind of release to the soul, which strives to lighten its burden and find ease by throwing off the weight that lay heavy upon it.
    François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

    Well, there’s a remedy for all things but death, which will be sure to lay us flat one time or other.
    Miguel De Cervantes (1547–1616)