Pope Nicholas III

Famous quotes containing the words pope, nicholas and/or iii:

    “Thus let me live, unseen, unknown;
    Thus unlamented let me die;
    Steal from the world, and not a stone
    Tell where I lie.”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    “Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
    He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
    And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;”
    —Clement Clarke Moore (1779–1863)

    “The army is the true nobility of our country.”
    —Napoleon Bonaparte III (1808–1873)