Close Vowels

Famous quotes containing the words close and/or vowels:

    “All stars stand close in summer air
    And tremble, and look mild as amber;
    When wicks are lighted in the chamber
    You might say stars were settling there.”
    —Léonie Adams (1899–1988)

    “These equal syllables alone require,
    Though oft the ear the open vowels tire;”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)