Admiral Sir John

Famous quotes containing the words sir john, admiral, sir and/or john:

    “Down came the hairy talons
    and horrible poison blade
    And none of the garden noticed
    that fizzing, hopeless fight.”
    —Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)

    “In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.”
    —Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694–1778)

    “There was a young lady called Gloria
    Who was had by Sir Gerald Du Maurier
    And then by six men
    And Sir Gerald again
    And the band of the Waldorf-Astoria.”
    —Anonymous.

    “And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.”
    —Bible: New Testament St. John the Divine, in Revelation, 8:1.