Crossed Swords

Famous quotes containing the words crossed and/or swords:

    “And crossed the dark defile at last, and found
    At Roncevaux upon the darkening plain
    The dead against the dead and on the silent ground
    The silent slain—”
    —Archibald MacLeish (1892–1982)

    “When men change swords for ledgers, and desert
    The student’s bower for gold, some fears unnamed
    I had, my Country—am I to be blamed?”
    —William Wordsworth (1770–1850)