Famous quotes containing the words heroic and/or lays:
“Let us not be too much acquainted. I would have a man enter his house through a hall filled with heroic and sacred sculptures, that he might not want the hint of tranquillity and self-poise.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882)
“Let me see, what am I to buy for our sheep-shearing feast? Three pound of sugar, five pound of currants, ricewhat will this sister of mine do with rice? But my father hath made her mistress of the feast, and she lays it on.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)