Famous quotes containing the words high and/or thrust:
“In the most high and palmy state of Rome,
A little ere the mightiest Julius fell,
The graves stood tenantless and the sheeted dead
Did squeak and gibber in the Roman streets.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“A man renowned for repartee
Will seldom scruple to make free
With friendships finest feeling,
Will thrust a dagger at your breast,
And say he wounded you in jest,
By way of balm for healing.”
—William Cowper (17311800)
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