Famous quotes containing the words sir william, sir and/or davenant:
“On a tree by a river a little tom-tit Sang Willow, titwillow, titwillow!
And I said to him, Dicky-bird, why do you sit Singing, Willow, titwillow, titwillow!”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18361911)
“This is no Sir Galahad who lives from afar. This is a two- legged boa constrictor.”
—John Lee Mahin (19021984)
“Go! dive into the Southern Sea, and when
Thast found, to trouble the nice sight of men,
A swelling pearl, and such whose single worth
Boasts all the wonders which the seas bring forth,
Give it Endymions love, whose evry tear
Would more enrich the skilful jeweller.”
—Sir William Davenant (16061668)