Famous quotes containing the words chief, constable and/or sir:
“The chief imagination of Christendom,
Dante Alighieri, so utterly found himself
That he has made that hollow face of his
More plain to the mind’s eye than any face
But that of Christ.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“I do love thee as each flower
Loves the sun’s life-giving power,
For, dead, thy breath to life might move me.”
—Henry Constable (1562–1613)
“We are as near to heaven by sea as by land.”
—Humphrey, Sir Gilbert (c.1537–1583)