Foul

Famous quotes containing the word foul:

“Ignominy in ransom and free pardon
Are of two houses; lawful mercy
Is nothing kin to foul redemption.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a foul odor; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Ecclesiastes 10:1.

“Come, let me sing into your ear;
Those dancing days are gone,
All that silk and satin gear;
Crouch upon a stone,
Wrapping that foul body up
In as foul a rag....”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)