Famous quotes containing the words vincent wright wotton, ernest, vincent, wright and/or wotton:
“And mother almost always sighs,
When father carves the duck.
Then all of us prepare to rise,
And hold our bibs before our eyes,
And be prepared for some surprise,
When father carves the duck.”
—Ernest Vincent Wright Wotton (1872–1939)
“Once, in finesse of fiddles found I ecstasy,”
—Thomas Ernest Hulme (1883–1917)
“Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave
Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind;
Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave.
I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.”
—Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950)
“Persecution for opinion is the master vice of society.”
—Frances Wright (1795–1852)
“You common people of the skies,
What are you when the moon doth rise?”
—Sir Henry Wotton (1568–1639)