Famous quotes containing the words night and/or vigil:
“After that came commencement daythat great day for which all other days were made. And it went. And that night I felt of myself all over, and to my astonishment, I found twas the same old Rud. Not a single cubit added to my stature; not a hairs breadth to my girth. If anything, on the contrary, I felt more lank and gaunt than common, much as if a load were off my stomach.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (18221893)
“He that shall see this day and live old age
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbors
And say, Tomorrow is Saint Crispian.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
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