Famous quotes containing the words rose, madder and/or gown:
“Captain Carpenter rose up in his prime
Put on his pistols and went riding out
But had got wellnigh nowhere at that time
Till he fell in with ladies in a rout.”
—John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)
“Are we not madder than those first inhabitants of the plain of Sennar? We know that the distance separating the earth from the sky is infinite, and yet we do not stop building our tower.”
—Denis Diderot (1713–1784)
“Mr. Doctor, that loose gown becomes you so well I wonder your notions should be so narrow.”
—Elizabeth I (1533–1603)
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