Famous quotes containing the words east and/or passing:
“Richard. Give me a calendar.
Who saw the sun today?
Ratcliffe. Not I, my lord.
Richard. Then he disdains to shine, for by the book
He should have braved the east an hour ago.
A black day will it be to somebody.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Is it not passing brave to be a King,
And ride in triumph through Persepolis?”
—Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593)