Famous quotes containing the words history, english and/or vowels:
“Universal history is the history of a few metaphors.”
—Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)
“The two most beautiful words in the English language are “check enclosed.””
—Dorothy Parker (1893–1967)
“These equal syllables alone require,
Though oft the ear the open vowels tire;”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)