Lie

Famous quotes containing the word lie:

““Oh tell her I lie in Kirk-land fair,
And home shall never come.””
—Unknown. The Twa Brothers (l. 39–40)

“The sea’s vast depths lie open to the fish;
Wherever the breezes blow the bird may fly;
So to the brave man every land’s a home.”
—Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)

“Up, lad: thews that lie and cumber
Sunlit pallets never thrive;
Morns abed and daylight slumber
Were not meant for man alive.”
—A.E. (Alfred Edward)