Famous quotes containing the words sir william, william and/or davenant:
“I do all the good I can—
Yet everybody says I’m such a disagreeable man!
And I can’t think why!”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)
“No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher.”
—Sir William Osler (1849–1919)
“Your Beauty, ripe, and calm, and fresh,
As Eastern Summers are,
Must now, forsaking Time and Flesh,
Add light to some small Star.”
—Sir William Davenant (1606–1668)