Famous quotes containing the words ancient, silk and/or road:
“I summon to the winding ancient stair;
Set all your mind upon the steep ascent,”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“Her fortune, too, lies there,
Converted into cool hard steel
And right red velvet lining;
While over her tan impassivity
Shot silk is shining.”
—Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)
“The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.”
—William Blake (1757–1827)
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