Western Desert Air

Famous quotes containing the words western, desert and/or air:

    “It is the place where all the aspirations of the Western World meet to form one vast master aspiration, as powerful as the suction of a steam dredge. It is the icing on the pie called Christian civilization.”
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)

    “That undefined and mingled hum,
    Voice of the desert never dumb!”
    —James Hogg (1770–1835)

    “The thundering line of battle stands,
    And in the air Death moans and sings:
    But Day shall clasp him with strong hands,
    And Night shall fold him in soft wings.”
    —Julian Grenfell (1888–1915)