Put

Famous quotes containing the word put:

“It is the witness still of excellency
To put a strange face on his own perfection.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“Too often when you thought you’d be showered with confetti
What they flung at you was a plate of hot spaghetti
You’ve put your fancy clothes and flashy gems in hock
Yet you pause before your father’s door afraid to knock”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)

““Oh who are these that kiss and pass?
A country lover and his lass;
Two lovers looking to be wed;
And time shall put them both to bed,
But she shall lie with earth above,
And he beside another love.””
—A.E. (Alfred Edward)