Savage Landor

Famous quotes containing the words savage landor, savage and/or landor:

    “Mother, I cannot mind my wheel;
    My fingers ache, my lips are dry:”
    —Walter Savage Landor (1775–1864)

    “In certain savage tribes in New Guinea, they put the old people up in the trees and shake them once a year in the spring; if they don’t fall out they let them live another year.”
    —John Dos Passos (1896–1970)

    “Death stands above me, whispering low
    I know not what into my ear;”
    —Walter Savage Landor (1775–1864)