Son Sir John

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

“Sir John, Sir, is a very unclubbable man.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

“It’s so easy during those first few months to think that the problems will never end. You feel as if your son will never sleep through the night, will always spit up food after eating, and will never learn to smile—even though you don’t know any adults or even older children who still act this way.”
—Lawrence Kutner (20th century)

“When Sir Joshua Reynolds died
All Nature was degraded;”
—William Blake (1757–1827)

“Oh! full Surrey twilight! importunate band!
Oh! strongly adorable tennis-girl’s hand!”
—Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)