General Sir William

Famous quotes containing the words sir william, general and/or sir:

    “They turn one’s legs
    To cribbage pegs—”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “Never alone
    Did the King sigh, but with a general groan.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “From alle wymmen mi love is lent
    And lyht on Alysoun.”
    —Unknown. Alison. . .

    Oxford Book of English Verse, The, 1250–1918. Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. (New ed., rev. and enl., 1939)