Tom/characters

Famous quotes containing the words tom and/or characters:

    “The palsy plagues my pulses”
    —Unknown. Tom o’ Bedlam’s Song (l. 37)

    “Waxed-fleshed out-patients
    Still vague from accidents,
    And characters in long coats
    Deep in the litter-baskets
    All dodging the toad work
    By being stupid or weak.”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)