Mother Tongues

Famous quotes containing the words mother and/or tongues:

“Fold up the banners! Smelt the guns!
Love rules, Her gentler purpose runs.
A mighty mother turns in tears
The pages of her battle years,
Lamenting all her fallen sons!”
—Will Henry Thompson (1848–1918)

“How silver-sweet sound lovers’ tongues by night,
Like softest music to attending ears!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)