Pole Vault Stars

Famous quotes containing the words pole, vault and/or stars:

    “O, withered is the garland of the war,
    The soldier’s pole is fallen!”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Howl, howl, howl! O, you are men of stones!
    Had I your tongues and eyes, I’d use them so
    That heaven’s vault should crack. She’s gone forever.
    I know when one is dead and when one lives;
    She’s dead as earth.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “I watch the white stars darken;
    the day comes and the
    white stars dim
    and lessen
    and the lights fade in the city.”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)