Sir John Bridgeman

Famous quotes containing the words sir john and/or john:

    “Over Sir John’s hill,
    The hawk on fire hangs still;
    In a hoisted cloud, at drop of dusk, he pulls to his claws
    And gallows, up the rays of his eyes the small birds of the bay....”
    —Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

    “Oh! full Surrey twilight! importunate band!
    Oh! strongly adorable tennis-girl’s hand!”
    —Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)