Van Nest

Famous quotes containing the words van and/or nest:

“Meaning is what essence becomes when it is divorced from the object of reference and wedded to the word.”
—Willard Van Orman Quine (b. 1908)

“Now’s the time for mirth and play,
Saturday’s an holiday;
Praise to heaven unceasing yield,
I’ve found a lark’s nest in the field.”
—Christopher Smart (1722–1771)