Constable John Stevens

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

    “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 like the idea of childhood but are not always crazy about the kids we know. We like it, that is, when we are imagining our own childhoods. So part of our apparent appreciation of youth is simply envy.”
    —C. John Sommerville (20th century)

    “Poetry
    Exceeding music must take the place
    Of empty heaven and its hymns....”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)