Black Beard

Famous quotes containing the words black and/or beard:

“But who would rush at a benighted man,
And give him two black eyes for being blind?”
—Thomas Hood (1799–1845)

“In England and America a beard usually means that its owner would rather be considered venerable than virile; on the continent of Europe it often means that its owner makes a special claim to virility.”
—Rebecca West (1892–1983)