Sir William Davenant

Famous quotes containing the words sir william, sir and/or davenant:

“There are one or two rules,
Half-a-dozen, maybe,
That all family fools,
Of whatever degree,
Must observe if they love their profession.”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

“When Sir Joshua Reynolds died
All Nature was degraded;”
—William Blake (1757–1827)

“In every grave make room, make room!
The world’s at an end, and we come, we come.”
—Sir William Davenant (1606–1668)