Rose Silk

Famous quotes containing the words rose and/or silk:

    “Come near; I would, before my time to go,
    Sing of old Eire and the ancient ways:
    Red Rose, proud Rose, sad Rose of all my days.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “Her fortune, too, lies there,
    Converted into cool hard steel
    And right red velvet lining;
    While over her tan impassivity
    Shot silk is shining.”
    —Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)