Thompson Russell Smith

Famous quotes containing the words thompson, russell and/or smith:

    “As grand
    And griefless as a rich man’s funeral.”
    —Sidney Thompson Dobell (1824–1874)

    “A stranger came one night to Yussouf’s tent,
    Saying, “Behold one outcast and in dread,
    Against whose life the bow of power is bent,
    Who flies, and hath not where to lay his head;
    I come to thee for shelter and for food,
    To Yussouf, called through all our tribes ‘he Good.’ “

    “This tent is mine,” said Yussouf, “but no more
    Than it is God’s; come in, and be at peace;”
    —James Russell Lowell (1819–1891)

    “Our Bog is dood, our Bog is dood,
    They lisped in accents mild,
    But when I asked them to explain
    They grew a little wild.”
    —Stevie Smith (1902–1971)