Southey

Famous quotes containing the word southey:

    “Departed Goose! I neither know nor care.
    But this I know, that we pronounced thee fine,
    Seasoned with sage and onions, and port wine.”
    —Robert Southey (1774–1843)

    “No stir in the air, no stir in the sea,
    The ship was still as she could be;”
    —Robert Southey (1774–1843)

    “And everybody praised the Duke
    Who such a fight did win.—
    But what good came of it at last?
    Quoth little Peterkin.—
    Why that I cannot tell, said he,
    But ‘twas a famous victory.”
    —Robert Southey (1774–1843)