Lone Tree Scout

Famous quotes containing the words lone, tree and/or scout:

    “Poor is the triumph o’er the timid hare!
    Scared from the corn, and now to some lone seat
    Retired—”
    —James Thomson (1700–1748)

    “A tree there is that from its topmost bough
    Is half all glittering flame and half all green
    Abounding foliage moistened with the dew;
    And half is half and yet is all the scene;
    And half and half consume what they renew....”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “Simone Clouseau: Jacques would make a wonderful father. He has many redeeming qualities, you know.
    Sir Charles: Name one.
    Simone Clouseau: Oh, he’s kind, loyal, faithful, obedient.
    Sir Charles: You’re either married to a boy scout or a dachshund.”
    —Blake Edwards (b. 1922)