Close Vowels

Famous quotes containing the words close and/or vowels:

    “I close my eyes over the steaming
    tea and see God opening His teeth.
    “Oh,” He says.
    I see the child in me writing, “Oh.”
    Oh, my dear, not why.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

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