Famous quotes containing the words finished, memorial and/or cup:
“I have finished my combat with the sun;
And my body, the old animal,
Knows nothing more.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“When I received this [coronation] ring I solemnly bound myself in marriage to the realm; and it will be quite sufficient for the memorial of my name and for my glory, if, when I die, an inscription be engraved on a marble tomb, saying, “Here lieth Elizabeth, which reigned a virgin, and died a virgin.””
—Elizabeth I (1533–1603)
“I know it does make people happy, but to me it is just like having a cup of tea.”
—Cynthia Paine (b. 1934)
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