Olde English

Famous quotes containing the words olde and/or english:

    “Jesu Crist us sende
    Housbondes meke, yonge, and fresshe abedde,
    And grace t’overbyde hem that we wedde.
    And eek I preye Jesu shorte hir lyves
    That wol nat be governed by hir wyves;
    And olde and angry nigardes of dispence,
    God sende hem sone verray pestilence.”
    —Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)

    “The two most beautiful words in the English language are “check enclosed.””
    —Dorothy Parker (1893–1967)