Famous quotes containing the words francis and/or pym:
“Then came the Lord Chamberlain with his white staff,
And all the people began to laugh;
And then the Queen began to speak,
Youre welcome home, Sir Francis Drake.”
—Unknown. Upon Sir Francis Drakes Return from His Voyage about the World, and the Queens Meeting Him (l. 58)
“It was odd how one found oneself making trivial conversation on important occasions. Perhaps it was because one could not say what was really in ones mind.”
—Barbara Pym (19131980)