State Folk Song

Famous quotes containing the words state, folk and/or song:

“There is nothing worse than an idle hour, with no occupation offering. People who have many such hours are simply animals waiting docilely for death. We all come to that state soon or late. It is the curse of senility.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)

“Do you know what a soldier is, young man? He’s the chap who makes it possible for civilised folk to despise war.”
—Allan Massie (b. 1938)

“Marlowe went muttering to death
When he had done with song and lust.”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)