Sir John

Famous quotes containing the words sir john, sir and/or john:

    “And as the sun above the light doth bring,
    Though we behold it in the air below,
    So from th’ eternal Light the soul doth spring,
    Though in the body she her powers do show.”
    —Sir John Davies (1569–1626)

    “Over Sir John’s hill,
    The hawk on fire hangs still;
    In a hoisted cloud, at drop of dusk, he pulls to his claws
    And gallows, up the rays of his eyes the small birds of the bay....”
    —Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

    “Now John wore clothing of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.”
    —Bible: New Testament, Matthew 3:4.