Sir John Spencer

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

    “Why so pale and wan, fond lover
    Prithee, why so pale?”
    —Sir John Suckling (1609–1642)

    “Conscription may have been good for the country, but it damn near killed the army.”
    —Richard, Sir Hull (b. 1907)

    “Whether in the bringing of the flowers or the food
    She offers plenty, and is part of plenty,
    And whether I see her stooping, or leaning with the flowers,
    What she does is ages old, and she is not simply,
    No, but lovely in that way.”
    —Bernard Spencer (1909–1963)