Painted Bird

Famous quotes containing the words painted and/or bird:

“Maud Muller looked and sighed: “Ah me!
That I the Judge’s bride might be!

“He would dress me up in silks so fine,
And praise and toast me at his wine.

“My father should wear a broadcloth coat,
My brother should sail a painted boat.”
—John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)

“No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings.”
—William Blake (1757–1827)