World Hard Court

Famous quotes containing the words world, hard and/or court:

    “They are all gone into the world of light!
    And I alone sit ling’ring here;”
    —Henry Vaughan (1622–1695)

    “My Phillis hath prime-feathered flowers
    That smile when she treads on them;
    And Phillis hath a gallant flock
    That leaps since she doth own them.
    But Phillis hath so hard a heart—”
    —Thomas Lodge (1558?–1625)

    “Universal empire is the prerogative of a writer. His concerns are with all mankind, and though he cannot command their obedience, he can assign them their duty. The Republic of Letters is more ancient than monarchy, and of far higher character in the world than the vassal court of Britain.”
    —Thomas Paine (1737–1809)