Famous quotes containing the words donne and/or wrote:
“The straight Hellespont between
The Sestos and Abydos of her breasts.”
—John Donne (c. 1572–1631)
“His courtesy was somewhat extravagant. He would write and thank people who wrote to thank him for wedding presents and when he encountered anyone as punctilious as himself the correspondence ended only with death.”
—Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966)