Famous quotes containing the words sir william, sir and/or lovelace:
“He would diligently play
On the Zoetrope all day,
And blow the gay Pantechnicon all night.”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)
“We are as near to heaven by sea as by land.”
—Humphrey, Sir Gilbert (c.1537–1583)
“Then Love, I beg, when next thou takest thy bow,
Thy angry shafts, and dost heart-chasing go,
Pass rascal deer, strike me the largest doe.”
—Richard Lovelace (1618–1658)