Ancient Silk Road

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)

    “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 (1865–1939)

    “I wonder how far down the road he’s got.
    He’s watching from the woods as like as not.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)