Duke of Clarence and Avondale

Famous quotes containing the words duke of, duke and/or clarence:

    “That very knowing,
    Overflowing,
    Easygoing
    Paladin,
    The Duke of Plaza-Toro!”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “Hume’s doctrine was that the circumstances vary, the amount of happiness does not; that the beggar cracking fleas in the sunshine under a hedge, and the duke rolling by in his chariot; the girl equipped for her first ball, and the orator returning triumphant from the debate, had different means, but the same quantity of pleasant excitement.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “Roll forth, my song, like the rushing river,
    That sweeps along to the mighty sea;”
    —James Clarence Mangan (1803–1849)