Savage River

Famous quotes containing the words savage and/or river:

    “O what a thing is age! Death without death’s quiet.”
    —Walter Savage Landor (1775–1864)

    “Sitting in that dusky wilderness, under that dark mountain, by the bright river which was full of reflected light, still I heard the wood thrush sing, as if no higher civilization could be attained. By this time the night was upon us.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)