Famous quotes containing the words western and/or troops:
“Writers, you know, are the beggars of Western society.”
—Octavio Paz (b. 1914)
“But, where the road runs near the stream,
Oft through the trees they catch a glance
Of passing troops in the sun’s beam—
Pennon, and plume, and flashing lance!
Forth to the world those soldiers fare,
To life, to cities, and to war!”
—Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)