Black Jack Brigade

Famous quotes containing the words black, jack and/or brigade:

    “Thou art a beaten dog beneath the hail,
    A swollen magpie in a fitful sun,
    Half black half white
    Nor knowst’ou wing from tail
    Pull down thy vanity
    How mean thy hates”
    —Ezra Pound (1885–1972)

    “This is the house that Jack built.

    This is the malt
    That lay in the house that Jack built.”
    —Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. The House That Jack Built (l. 1–3)

    “Rational free spirits are the light brigade who go on ahead and reconnoitre the ground which the heavy brigade of the orthodox will eventually occupy.”
    —G.C. (Georg Christoph)