Famous quotes containing the words ernest, vincent, wright and/or wotton:
“What have I done for you,
England, my England?
What is there I would not do,
England, my own?”
—William Ernest Henley (1849–1903)
“God, I can push the grass apart
And lay my finger on Thy heart.”
—Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950)
“... we have broken down the self-respecting spirit of man with nursery tales and priestly threats, and we dare to assert, that in proportion as we have prostrated our understanding and degraded our nature, we have exhibited virtue, wisdom, and happiness, in our words, our actions, and our lives!”
—Frances Wright (1795–1852)
“You common people of the skies,
What are you when the moon doth rise?”
—Sir Henry Wotton (1568–1639)