Plate Frames

Famous quotes containing the words plate and/or frames:

    “Say “Yessum” to the ladies, an’ “Yessur” to the men,
    And when they’s company, don’t pass yer plate for pie again;
    But, thinkin’ of the things yer’d like to see upon that tree,
    Jes ‘fore Christmas be as good as yer kin be!”
    —Eugene Field (1850–1895)

    “For laughter frames the lips of death—
    Death frames the Singer and the Song.”
    —Allen Tate (1899–1979)