Famous quotes containing the words common, long and/or haul:
“Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest.”
—Book Of Common Prayer, The. The Second Sunday in Advent, “The Collect,” (1662)
“Winds through the olive trees
Softly did blow,
Round little Bethlehem
Long, long ago.”
—Unknown. Long, Long Ago (l. 1–4)
“I began my editorial career with the presidency of Mr. Adams, and my principal object was to render his administration all the assistance in my power. I flattered myself with the hope of accompanying him through [his] voyage, and of partaking in a trifling degree, of the glory of the enterprise; but he suddenly tacked about, and I could follow him no longer. I therefore waited for the first opportunity to haul down my sails.”
—William Cobbett (1762–1835)