Famous quotes containing the words fort, plain and/or village:
“She was beautiful when she died—a hundred years ago.”
—Garrett Fort (1900–1945)
“He was wont to speak plain and to the purpose, like an honest man and a soldier, and now is he turned orthography; his words are a very fantastical banquet, just so many strange dishes.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Where village statesmen talked with looks profound,
And news much older than their ale went round.”
—Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774)