Sir Christopher Wren

Famous quotes containing the words sir, christopher and/or wren:

“We are as near to heaven by sea as by land.”
—Humphrey, Sir Gilbert (c.1537–1583)

“Yet, when the walls of flesh grow weak,
In such an hour it may well be,
Through mist and darkness, light will break,
And each anointed sense will see.”
—Ernest Christopher Dowson (1867–1900)

“Adultery? Thou shalt not die. Die for adultery!
No, the wren goes to’t, and the small gilded fly
Does lecher in my sight. Let copulation thrive.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)