Famous quotes containing the word shook:
“Jove, nodding, shook the Heavens, and said,
‘Offending race of human kind,
By nature, reason, learning, blind;
You who through frailty stepped aside,
And you who never fell—through pride;”
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)
“But now he snapped his eyes three times;
Then shook his lantern, saying, “He’s
‘Bout out!” and took the long way home
By road, a matter of several miles.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“Those that understood him smiled at one another and shook their heads; but for mine own part, it was Greek to me.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)