Veins

Famous quotes containing the word veins:

“There is gold, and here
My bluest veins to kiss—a hand that kings
Have lipped, and trembled kissing.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“My veins are filled, once a week with a Neapolitan carpet cleaner distilled from the Adriatic and I am as bald as an egg. However I still get around and am mean to cats.”
—John Cheever (1912–1982)

“When first the college rolls receive his name,
The young enthusiast quilts his ease for fame;
Through all his veins the fever of renown
Burns from the strong contagion of the gown;”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)