Lift Span

Famous quotes containing the words lift and/or span:

    “You had gained,
    you outleapt them;
    a sudden, swift lift of the reins,
    a sudden, swift, taut grip of the reins,
    as suddenly loosed,
    you had gained.”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

    “To course that span of consciousness thou’st named
    The Open Road—thy vision is reclaimed!
    What heritage thou’st signalled to our hands!”
    —Hart Crane (1899–1932)