Primer Pockets

Famous quotes containing the words primer and/or pockets:

    “Your master Robin Hood lies dead,
    Therefore sigh as you sing.

    Here lie his primer and his beads,
    His bent bow and his arrows keen,
    His good sword and his holy cross:”
    —Anthony Munday (1553–1633)

    “It is not helpful to help a friend by putting coins in his pockets when he has got holes in his pockets.”
    —Douglas Hurd (b. 1930)