White River Flows

Famous quotes containing the words white, river and/or flows:

    “And when you sigh from kiss to kiss
    I hear white Beauty sighing, too,
    For hours when all must fade like dew....”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “Naught was familiar but the heavens, from under whose roof the voyageur never passes; but with their countenance, and the acquaintance we had with river and wood, we trusted to fare well under any circumstances.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “To be an editor, as I was.
    Then to lie here close by the river over the place
    Where the sewage flows from the village,
    And the empty cans and garbage are dumped,
    And abortions are hidden.”
    —Edgar Lee Masters (1869–1950)