Southey

Famous quotes containing the word southey:

“They have whetted their teeth against the stones,
And now they pick the Bishop’s bones;
They gnawed the flesh from every limb,
For they were sent to do judgement on him!”
—Robert Southey (1774–1843)

“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)