Famous quotes containing the words sir william, sir and/or davenant:
“I love my fellow creaturesI do all the good I can
Yet everybody says Im such a disagreeable man!”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18361911)
“We will get everything out of her that you can squeeze out of a lemon and a bit more.... I will squeeze her until you can hear the pips squeak.”
—Eric, Sir Geddes (18751937)
“Go! dive into the Southern Sea, and when
Thast found, to trouble the nice sight of men,
A swelling pearl, and such whose single worth
Boasts all the wonders which the seas bring forth,
Give it Endymions love, whose evry tear
Would more enrich the skilful jeweller.”
—Sir William Davenant (16061668)