Sovereign

Famous quotes containing the word sovereign:

    Before he left, Aunt William pressed a sovereign into his hand guiltily, as if it were conscience money. He, on his side, took it as though it were a doctor’s fee, and both ignored the transaction.
    Ada Leverson (1862–1933)

    O Sovereign of the willing soul,
    Parent of sweet and solemn-breathing airs,
    Enchanting shell!
    Thomas Gray (1716–1771)

    Let the trumpet of the day of judgment sound when it will, I shall appear with this book in my hand before the Sovereign Judge, and cry with a loud voice, This is my work, there were my thoughts, and thus was I. I have freely told both the good and the bad, have hid nothing wicked, added nothing good.
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)