Famous quotes containing the word sting:
“Thou thyself hast been a libertine,
As sensual as the brutish sting itself.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“Ghost. The serpent that did sting thy fathers life
Now wears his crown.
Hamlet. O my prophetic soul!
My uncle?
Ghost. Ay, that incestuous, that adulterate beast.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“Then, welcome each rebuff
That turns earths smoothness rough,
Each sting that bids nor sit nor stand but go!”
—Robert Browning (18121889)