Queen Charlotte Islands

Famous quotes containing the words queen, charlotte and/or islands:

    “Queen Jane was in labor
    Six weeks and some more;
    The women grew wearied,
    And the midwife gave o’er.”
    —Unknown. The Death of Queen Jane (l. 1–4)

    “Last night, party at Lansdowne-House. Tonight, party at Lady Charlotte Greville’s—deplorable waste of time, and something of temper. Nothing imparted—nothing acquired—talking without ideas—if any thing like thought in my mind, it was not on the subjects on which we were gabbling. Heigho!—and in this way half London pass what is called life.”
    —George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)

    “we are so many
    and many within themselves
    travel to far islands but no one
    asks for their story....”
    —Denise Levertov (b. 1923)