England Beat

Famous quotes containing the words england and/or beat:

    “Wealth, howsoever got, in England makes
    Lords of mechanics, gentlemen of rakes;
    Antiquity and birth are needless here;
    ‘Tis impudence and money makes a peer.”
    —Daniel Defoe (1660–1731)

    “They burned with fierce love always to come near,
    But honor beat them back and kept them clear.”
    —John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)