Sir Herbert Read

Famous quotes containing the words sir, herbert and/or read:

    ‘Tirra Tirra,’ by the river
    Sang Sir Lancelot.
    Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

    th’ other black and grave, wherewith each one
    Is checker’d all along,
    Humilitie:
    —George Herbert (1593–1633)

    Sins become more subtle as you grow older: you commit sins of despair rather than lust.
    —Piers Paul Read (b. 1941)