Pole Vault Stars

Famous quotes containing the words pole, vault and/or stars:

    “O, withered is the garland of the war,
    The soldier’s pole is fallen!”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Heaven froze above, severe; the clouds congeal,
    And through the crystal vault appeared the standing hail.”
    —Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)

    “... a country encapsulates our childhood and those lanes, byres, fields, flowers, insects, suns, moons and stars are forever reoccurring.”
    —Edna O’Brien (b. c. 1932)