Twelve

Famous quotes containing the word twelve:

“Peering, I heard the hooves come down the hill.
The posse passed, twelve horse; the leader’s face
Was worn as limestone on an ancient sill.”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)

“Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

“Ten for the Ten Commandments

Eleven for the ‘leven that went to heaven

Twelve for the twelve Apostles”
—Unknown. Carol of the Numbers (l. 30–32)