Twelve

Famous quotes containing the word twelve:

    Peering, I heard the hooves come down the hill.
    The posse passed, twelve horse; the leader’s face
    Was worn as limestone on an ancient sill.
    Allen Tate (1899–1979)

    You always read about it:
    the plumber with twelve children
    who wins the Irish Sweepstakes.
    From toilets to riches.
    That story.
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock.
    “Now they are all on their knees,”
    Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)