Famous quotes containing the word scarce:
“O time that cut’st down all!
And scarce leav’st here
Memoriall
Of any men that were.”
—Robert Herrick (1591–1674)
“The young women [in England] are so mortally silly and insipid, that I cannot bear them. Upon my word ... I have scarce met with one worthy being spoke to. Their chat is all on caps—balls—cards—dress—nonsense.”
—Frances Burney (1752–1840)
“Where the greater malady is fixed,
The lesser is scarce felt.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)