Speckled

Famous quotes containing the word speckled:

    “A speckled cat and a tame hare
    Eat at my hearthstone
    And sleep there;
    And both look up to me alone
    For learning and defence
    As I look up to Providence.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “Mark you the floore? that square & speckled stone,
    Which looks so firm and strong,
    Is Patience:”
    —George Herbert (1593–1633)

    “Alas I find the Serpent old
    That, twining in his speckled breast,
    About the flow’rs disguis’d does fold,
    With wreaths of Fame and Interest.”
    —Andrew Marvell (1621–1678)