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 (18651939)
“Come, let me sing into your ear;
Those dancing days are gone,
All that silk and satin gear;
Crouch upon a stone,
Wrapping that foul body up
In as foul a rag....”
—William Butler Yeats (18651939)
“I wonder how far down the road hes got.
Hes watching from the woods as like as not.”
—Robert Frost (18741963)
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