Famous quotes containing the words nicholas and/or browne:
“Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;”
—Clement Clarke Moore (1779–1863)
“Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave.”
—Thomas Browne (1605–1682)