Crowe

Famous quotes containing the word crowe:

“God have mercy on the sinner
Who must write with no dinner,

No gravy and no grub,
No pewter and no pub.

No belly and no bowels,
Only consonants and vowels.”
—John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)

“They burned with fierce love always to come near,
But honor beat them back and kept them clear.”
—John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)

“I would not knock old fellows in the dust
But there lay Captain Carpenter on his back
His weapons were the old heart in his bust
And a blade shook between rotten teeth alack.”
—John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)