Famous quotes containing the words deserted and/or village:
“One man walking a deserted platform;
Dawn coming, and rain
Driving across a darkening autumn....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)
“When the enterprising burglar isn’t burgling,
When the cut-throat isn’t occupied in crime,
He loves to hear the little brook a-gurgling,
And listen to the merry village chime.”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)