Famous quotes containing the words vincent, wright and/or wotton:
“The gossiping of friendly spheres,
The creaking of the tented sky,
The ticking of Eternity.”
—Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950)
“It is in vain that we would circumscribe the power of one half of our race, and that half by far the most important and influential. If they exert it not for good, they will for evil; if they advance not knowledge, they will perpetuate ignorance. Let women stand where they may in the scale of improvement, their position decides that of the race.”
—Frances Wright (1795–1852)
“He first deceas’d; She for a little tri’d
To live without him: lik’d it not, and di’d.”
—Sir Henry Wotton (1568–1639)