Famous quotes containing the words black and/or sword:
“th’ other black and grave, wherewith each one
Is checker’d all along,
Humilitie:”
—George Herbert (1593–1633)
“The Minstrel Boy to the war is gone
In the ranks of death you’ll find him,
His father’s sword he has girded on,
And his wild harp slung behind him.”
—Thomas Moore (1779–1852)