Constable John Stevens

Famous quotes containing the words constable, john and/or stevens:

    “You are thought here to be the most senseless and fit man for the constable of the watch, therefore bear you the lantern.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.”
    —Bible: New Testament, Matthew 11:7-9.

    Jesus speaking about John the Baptist.

    “One sparrow is worth a thousand gulls,
    When it sings. The gull sits on chimney-tops.
    He mocks the guinea, challenges
    The crow, inciting various modes.
    The sparrow requites one, without intent.”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)