God Preserve Thy

Famous quotes containing the words god, preserve and/or thy:

    “Too slow, the wagons of years,
    The oxen of days—too glum.
    Our god is the god of speed,
    Our heart—our battle-drum.”
    —Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893–1930)

    “The preserve of ambition and folly in pursuit of illusion, or ... delusion.”
    —Derek Jarman (b. 1942)

    “Cry;—and upon thy so sore loss
    Shall shine the traffic of Jacob’s ladder
    Pitched betwixt Heaven and Charing Cross.”
    —Francis Thompson (1859–1907)