River Red Gum

Famous quotes containing the words river, red and/or gum:

    There is a river in Macedon, and there is moreover a river in Monmouth. It is called Wye at Monmouth, but it is out of my prains what is the name of the other river; but ‘tis all one, ‘tis alike as my fingers is to my fingers, and there is salmons in both.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    Not that the Red Indian will ever possess the broad lands of America. At least I presume not. But his ghost will.
    —D.H. (David Herbert)

    The hunchback on the corner, with gum and shoelaces,
    Has his own wisdom and pleasures,
    Robert Penn Warren (1905–1989)