Lofty

Famous quotes containing the word lofty:

“Let us erect in the Basin a lofty fountain.
Suckled on ponds, the spirit craves a watery mountain.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)

“Roman Virgil, thou that singest
Ilion’s lofty temples robed in fire,”
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

“The Abbey always reminds me of that old toast, “Above lofty timbers, the walls around are bare, echoing to our laughter, as though the dead were there.””
—Garrett Fort (1900–1945)