Venetian Rule

Famous quotes containing the words venetian and/or rule:

    “I was happy there,
    part Venetian vase,
    part Swiss watch, part Indian head.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “And they that rule in England
    In stately conclave met,
    Alas, alas, for England
    They have no graves as yet.”
    —Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)