Arthur Clement Hilton

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

“Is thy home European or Asian,
O mystical monster marine?”
—Arthur Clement Hilton (1851–1877)

“Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.”
—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

“Clinging close with the crush of the Python,
When she maketh her murderous meal!”
—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)