Famous quotes containing the words ancient, sea and/or kings:
“Therefore it was surprising that, as we kept the newspapers from
Mother,
She died feeling responsible for a disaster unverified,
Murmuring, in her sleep as it seemed, the ancient slogan
Noblesse oblige.”
—Josephine Miles (19111985)
“It was a soft medicine
that came from the sea into my mouth,
moist and plump.
I swallowed.”
—Anne Sexton (19281974)
“...then he slept with his ancestors...”
—Bible: Hebrew, 1 Kings 14:20.
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