Unknown. The Twa Brothers

Famous quotes containing the words twa brothers, unknown, twa and/or brothers:

    There were twa brethren in the north,
    —Unknown. The Twa Brothers (l. 1)

    I have no ambition to surprise my reader. Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse.
    Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)

    There were twa brethren in the north,
    —Unknown. The Twa Brothers (l. 1)

    The majority of the men of the North, and of the South and East and West, are not men of principle. If they vote, they do not send men to Congress on errands of humanity; but while their brothers and sisters are being scourged and hung for loving liberty,... it is the mismanagement of wood and iron and stone and gold which concerns them.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)