Famous quotes containing the words gaberlunzie man, unknown, gaberlunzie and/or man:
“‘O fy gar ride, and fy gar rin,
And haste ye find these traitors again;
For she’s be burnt and he’s be slain,
The wearifu’ gaberlunzie man.’”
—Unknown. The Gaberlunzie Man (l. 49–52)
“I have no ambition to surprise my reader. Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.”
—Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)
“‘O fy gar ride, and fy gar rin,
And haste ye find these traitors again;
For she’s be burnt and he’s be slain,
The wearifu’ gaberlunzie man.’”
—Unknown. The Gaberlunzie Man (l. 49–52)
“Therefore doth heaven divide
The state of man in divers functions,
Setting endeavor in continual motion,
To which is fixed, as an aim or butt,
Obedience; for so work the honeybees,
Creatures that by a rule in nature teach
The act of order to a peopled kingdom.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)