Gracious

Famous quotes containing the word gracious:

“Make gracious attempts at sanctifying Jenny,
Supply cosmetics for the ordering of her frame,
Think of her as Leda, as a goddess,
Emptying a smile on Redkey, Indiana.”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)

“What matter though numb nightmare ride on top
And blood and mire the sensitive body stain?
What matter? Heave no sigh, let no tear drop,
A greater, a more gracious time has gone....”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

“God bless our good and gracious King,
Whose promise none relies on;
Who never said a foolish thing,
Nor ever did a wise one.”
—John Wilmot, 2d Earl Of Rochester (1647–1680)