Priest Wearing Linen

Famous quotes containing the words priest, wearing and/or linen:

    The priest is an immense being because he makes the crowd believe astonishing things.
    Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867)

    Oh who is that young sinner with the handcuffs on his wrists?
    And what has he been after that they groan and shake their fists?
    And wherefore is he wearing such a conscience-stricken air?
    Oh they’re taking him to prison for the colour of his hair.
    —A.E. (Alfred Edward)

    It is not linen you’re wearing out
    But human creatures’ lives!
    Stitch—stitch—stitch,
    In poverty, hunger, and dirt,
    Sewing at once, with a double thread,
    A Shroud as well as a Shirt.
    Thomas Hood (1799–1845)