English Song Originally

Famous quotes containing the words english, song and/or originally:

    “Most English talk is a quadrille in a sentry-box.”
    —Henry James (1843–1916)

    “To you, God the Singer, our voices we raise,
    to you Song Incarnate, we give all our praise,
    to you, Holy Spirit, our life and our breath,
    be glory for ever, through life and through death.”
    —Peter Davison (20th century)

    “Our institutions have a potent digestion, and may in time convert and assimilate to good all elements thrown in, however originally alien.”
    —Herman Melville (1819–1891)