Famous quotes containing the words green and/or springs:
“O Paddy dear, an did ye hear the news thats goin round?
The shamrock is by law forbid to grow on Irish ground!
No more Saint Patricks Day well keep, his colour cant be seen,
For theres a cruel law agin the wearin o the Green!”
—Unknown. The Wearing of the Green (l. 3740)
“At Eutaw Springs the valiant died;
Their limbs with dust are covered oer
Weep on, ye springs, your tearful tide;
How many heroes are no more!”
—Philip Freneau (17521832)