Sir Thomas Robinson

Famous quotes containing the words sir, thomas and/or robinson:

    “At Flores in the Azores Sir Richard Grenville lay,
    And a pinnace, like a fluttered bird, came flying from far away:
    ‘Spanish ships of war at sea! we have sighted fifty-three!’”
    —Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

    “I have heard many years of telling,
    And many years should see some change.
    The ball I threw while playing in the park
    Has not yet reached the ground.”
    —Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

    “I cannot find my way: there is no star
    In all the shrouded heavens anywhere;”
    —Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935)