Original Peacock Throne

Famous quotes containing the words original, peacock and/or throne:

    “The most original sin is not the thinker’s but the poet’s.”
    —José Bergamín (1895–1983)

    “The rich man goes out yachting,
    Where sanctity can’t pursue him;
    The poor goes afloat
    In a fourpenny boat,
    Where the bishop groans to view him.”
    —Thomas Love Peacock (1785–1866)

    “She comes! She comes! The sable throne behold
    Of Night primaeval, and of Chaos old!”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)