Fancy

Famous quotes containing the word fancy:

    When I was one-and-twenty
    I heard a wise man say,
    “Give crowns and pounds and guineas
    But not your heart away;
    Give pearls away and rubies,
    But keep your fancy free.”
    But I was one-and-twenty,
    No use to talk to me.
    —A.E. (Alfred Edward)

    We fancy men are individuals; so are pumpkins; but every pumpkin in the field, goes through every point of pumpkin history.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    Eloquence, when at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection; but addressing itself entirely to the fancy or the affections, captivates the willing hearers, and subdues their understanding.
    David Hume (1711–1776)