Sir Thomas Robinson

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

    “There are a sort of men whose visages
    Do cream and mantle like a standing pond,
    And do a willful stillness entertain,
    With purpose to be dressed in an opinion
    Of wisdom, gravity, profound conceit,
    As who should say, “I am Sir Oracle,
    And when I ope my lips let no dog bark!””
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “For we saw him throw to the swift flood
    A girl alive with his hooks through her lips....”
    —Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

    “He comes unfailing for the loan
    We give and then forget;
    He comes, and probably for years
    Will he be coming yet,—
    Familiar as an old mistake,
    And futile as regret.”
    —Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935)