Glass Beads

Famous quotes containing the words glass and/or beads:

“Nor do I try to keep a garden, only
An avocado in a glass of water—”
—James Merrill (b. 1926)

“Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage,
And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age:
Pleased with this bauble still, as that before;
‘Till tired he sleeps, and life’s poor play is o’er.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)