Arthur Clement Hilton

Famous quotes containing the words clement hilton, arthur, clement and/or hilton:

    “Strange beauty, eight-limbed and eight-handed
    Whence camest to dazzle our eyes?”
    —Arthur Clement Hilton (1851–1877)

    “There are very many characteristics which go into making a model civil servant. Prominent among them are probity, industry, good sense, good habits, good temper, patience, order, courtesy, tact, self-reliance, many deference to superior officers, and many consideration for inferiors.”
    —Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886)

    “Strange beauty, eight-limbed and eight-handed
    Whence camest to dazzle our eyes?”
    —Arthur Clement Hilton (1851–1877)

    “The acorn’s not yet
    Fallen from the tree
    That’s to grow the wood,
    That’s to make the cradle,
    That’s to rock the bairn,
    That’s to grow a man,
    That’s to lay me.”
    —Unknown. The Cauld Lad of Hilton or, The Wandering Spectre (l. 2–8)