Dagger Brigade

Famous quotes containing the words dagger and/or brigade:

    “Cruel with guilt, and daring with despair,
    The midnight murderer bursts the faithless bar;
    Invades the sacred hour of silent rest
    And leaves, unseen, a dagger in your breast.”
    —Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

    “Rational free spirits are the light brigade who go on ahead and reconnoitre the ground which the heavy brigade of the orthodox will eventually occupy.”
    —G.C. (Georg Christoph)