Famous quotes containing the words straight and/or wing:
“The straight Hellespont between
The Sestos and Abydos of her breasts.”
—John Donne (c. 1572–1631)
“But he her fears to cease
Sent down the meek-eyed Peace;
She, crowned with olive green, came softly sliding
Down through the turning sphere,
His ready harbinger,
With turtle wing the amorous clouds dividing,
And waving wide her myrtle wand,
She strikes a universal peace through sea and land.”
—John Milton (1608–1674)
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