Small Black Powder

Famous quotes containing the words small, black and/or powder:

    “What was thy cause?
    Adultery?
    Thou shalt not die. Die for adultery? No,
    The wren goes to’t, and the small gilded fly
    Does lecher in my sight.
    Let copulation thrive.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Sometimes we see a cloud that’s dragonish,
    A vapor sometimes like a bear or lion,
    A towered citadel, a pendant rock,
    A forked mountain, or blue promontory
    With trees upon ‘t that nod unto the world
    And mock our eyes with air. Thou hast seen these signs;
    They are black vesper’s pageants.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Despite my asbestos gloves,
    the cough is filling me with black,
    and a red powder seeps through my veins....”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)