West England Franchise

Famous quotes containing the words west, england and/or franchise:

    The West of which I speak is but another name for the Wild; and what I have been preparing to say is, that in Wildness is the preservation of the World.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    New England is the home of all that is good and noble with all her sternness and uncompromising opinions.
    Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards (1842–1911)

    Many famous feet have trod
    Sublunary paths, and famous hands have weighed
    The strength they have against the strength they need;
    And famous lips interrogated God
    Concerning franchise in eternity....
    Philip Larkin (1922–1986)