Glorious

Famous quotes containing the word glorious:

“Mysterious Night! when our first parent knew
Thee from report divine, and heard thy name,
Did he not tremble for this lovely frame,
This glorious canopy of light and blue?”
—Joseph Blanco White (1775–1841)

“This world is a place of business. What an infinite bustle! I am awaked almost every night by the panting of the locomotive. It interrupts my dreams. There is no sabbath. It would be glorious to see mankind at leisure for once. It is nothing but work, work, work.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“I will redeem all this on Percy’s head,
And in the closing of some glorious day,
Be bold to tell you that I am your son.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)